Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Royston, GA

Discover affordable housing in Royston where there are 6+ 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.

Crestview Manor Apartments

401 Dovetown Rd, Royston, Georgia 30662

Heather Highlands

10 Ed Smith Way, Royston, Georgia 30662

Cobb Center Inc

234 Turner St, Royston, Georgia 30662

Royston Townhouses

135 Spring St, Royston, Georgia

Cobb Place

124 Hospital Rd, Royston, Georgia

Gaines Homes

87 Royston Homes Cir, Royston, Georgia 30662

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Royston, 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 Royston, 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 Public Housing programs for Royston, Georgia.
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 Royston, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Royston, Georgia?

The City of Royston has 2,305 people living in 976 households.

There are 1,069 renters living in 464 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.38 percent of the population living in Royston.

What is the rental market like in Royston, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,122 housing units in the Royston area. Of these, 490 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Royston, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Royston?

The rental vacancy rate in Royston is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Royston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Royston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 154 191 106 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Royston

A large number of apartments in Royston 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 Royston are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Royston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $669 to $1,270. 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 $1,140
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Royston, Georgia

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 136 88 percent
Two BR 120 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Royston, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Royston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 49
Public Housing 184
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 13
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Royston, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Royston, Georgia

Royston features 281 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 Royston, Georgia

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Royston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Royston, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.