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

Discover affordable housing in Sandersville where there are 8+ 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.

Pecan Grove Apartments

647 Ferncrest Dr, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Tori Pines

635 Ferncrest Drive, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Ferncrest Apartments

617 Ferncrest Dr, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Georgia Voa Elderly Housing, Inc

537 N Hospital Rd, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Washington Manor Apartments

700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Hunters Run

531 M Friedman Dr , Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Camellia Lane

141 Camellia Ln, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

Sunhill

611 Peachtree St, Sandersville, Georgia 31082

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sandersville, 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 Sandersville, 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 Sandersville, 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 Sandersville, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Sandersville, Georgia?

The City of Sandersville has 5,727 people living in 2,083 households.

There are 3,002 renters living in 953 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.42 percent of the population living in Sandersville.

What is the rental market like in Sandersville, Georgia?

There are an estimated 2,503 housing units in the Sandersville area. Of these, 1,034 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sandersville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sandersville?

The rental vacancy rate in Sandersville is 3 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 Sandersville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandersville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 152 305 411 85
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandersville

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Sandersville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,304. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $769
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,124
Four BR $1,304
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sandersville, Georgia

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

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
One BR 116 76 percent
Two BR 260 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sandersville, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Sandersville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 160
Public Housing 142
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 103
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 96
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sandersville, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Sandersville, Georgia

Sandersville features 350 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 Sandersville, Georgia

There are 112 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sandersville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sandersville, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.