Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Montgomery County, GA

Discover affordable housing in Montgomery County where there are 14+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Faith Crossing

123 Agan Drive, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Chateau

706 Loop Rd, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Forest Glen Village

1805 Edwina Dr, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Pecan Pointe Apartments

450 South Railroad Ave, Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445

The Grove Apartments

303 Jerriel St., Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Vidalia Village Apartments

410 Randolph Drive, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Hidden Forest Apartments

Hwy 221, Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445

Royalwood II Apartments

500 S Railroad Ave, Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445

Raymonia Apartments

1208 Easter Dr, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Doe Run Apartments Southland Mgmt

321 Jerriel St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Connell St Apartments Llc

425 Connell St, Mount Vernon, Georgia 30445

Mount Vernon

222 Underwood Dr, Uvalda, Georgia 30473

Brice Elderly Dickerson2

810 E 5th St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Chateau Apartments

401 Durden St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Montgomery County, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Montgomery County, Georgia?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Montgomery County, Georgia.

Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Montgomery County.

How many renters live in Montgomery County, Georgia?

The County of Montgomery County has 8,687 people living in 2,966 households.

There are 1,827 renters living in 698 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.03 percent of the population living in Montgomery County.

What is the rental market like in Montgomery County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 3,773 housing units in the Montgomery County area. Of these, 795 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Montgomery County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Montgomery County?

The rental vacancy rate in Montgomery County is 12 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Montgomery County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montgomery County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1 85 231 286 92
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montgomery County

A large number of apartments in Montgomery County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Montgomery County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Montgomery County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $669 to $1,377. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $669
One BR $674
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,247
Four BR $1,377
2024 Fair Market Rents in Montgomery County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Montgomery County?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 1 100 percent
One BR 49 58 percent
Two BR 162 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Montgomery County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Montgomery County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Montgomery County, Georgia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 65
Public Housing 35
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 110
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Montgomery County, Georgia

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Montgomery County, Georgia

Montgomery County features 510 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Montgomery County, Georgia

There are 176 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Montgomery County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Montgomery County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Montgomery County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Montgomery County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Montgomery County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.