Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tompkinsville, KY

Discover affordable housing in Tompkinsville where there are 7+ 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.

Carter Court Apartments

204 M.O. Ln, Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167

Monroe Village Senior Apartments

820 Cap Harlan Road, Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167

Rolling Acres Apartments

398 Capp Harlan Rd, Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167

Columbia Trace Ltd C/O Franklin Asset

1015 Columbia Avenue, Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Tompkinsville Arms

1008 Columbia Ave., Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Da Ranco : Rental

Celina Rd, Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167

Green Hills and Jackson St

201 S Jackson St, Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tompkinsville, Kentucky
$16.10/hour
$8.85 (+122%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $8.85 (+122%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tompkinsville, Kentucky?

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 Tompkinsville, Kentucky.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Tompkinsville, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Tompkinsville, Kentucky?

The City of Tompkinsville has 2,699 people living in 1,138 households.

There are 1,420 renters living in 522 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.61 percent of the population living in Tompkinsville.

What is the rental market like in Tompkinsville, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 1,260 housing units in the Tompkinsville area. Of these, 522 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tompkinsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Tompkinsville is 0 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 Tompkinsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tompkinsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 33 264 166 50
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tompkinsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Tompkinsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $616 to $1,132. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $616
One BR $647
Two BR $850
Three BR $1,128
Four BR $1,132
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tompkinsville, Kentucky

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

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 4 44 percent
One BR 29 88 percent
Two BR 218 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tompkinsville, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Tompkinsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 80
Public Housing 32
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 111
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tompkinsville, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Tompkinsville, Kentucky

Tompkinsville features 160 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 Tompkinsville, Kentucky

There are 61 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tompkinsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tompkinsville, Kentucky

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tompkinsville, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $765 and $935.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.