Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cleveland, MS

Discover affordable housing in Cleveland where there are 19+ 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.

Camellia Apartments

1300 Cross St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

South Central Village for the Elder

609 Glassco St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

South Cleveland - Young Avenue Apartments

1530 Young Avenue, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Paul Braswell Residential Center

1015 White St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Sunset Village

900 White St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Bolivar Homes

912 Cypress St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

United Family Life Village III

1769 Pearman Rd, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Southern Villas of Cleveland

607 Rosemary Road, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Cleveland Townhouses

603 Rosemary Rd, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Carpenter Estates

312 E Carpenter St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Turntable Place

105 Turntable Pl, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Country Village Apt

282 Yale Street, Cleveland, Mississippi

Lead Bayou Ltd

1005 White St. Extended, Cleveland, Mississippi

Cleveland Courts

Legion Road, Cleveland, Mississippi

North Shelby III Apartments, Llc

PO Box 180, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Cleveland Pch Residential Living

800 3rd St, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Cleveland Pch Residential Livi

32 Morrison Chapel Rd, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Gerald Lance Apartments

216 Legion Rd, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Magnolia Community Dev.

PO Box 1049, Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cleveland, Mississippi
$17.10/hour
$9.85 (+136%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $9.85 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Cleveland, Mississippi?

The City of Cleveland has 11,082 people living in 3,996 households.

There are 3,439 renters living in 1,446 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.03 percent of the population living in Cleveland.

What is the rental market like in Cleveland, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 4,735 housing units in the Cleveland area. Of these, 1,581 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cleveland, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cleveland?

The rental vacancy rate in Cleveland is 9 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 Cleveland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 220 757 387 82
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 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 Cleveland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $683 to $1,203. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $683
One BR $687
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,120
Four BR $1,203
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cleveland, Mississippi

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

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 53 percent
Two BR 427 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cleveland, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Cleveland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 456
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 59
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 141
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cleveland, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Cleveland, Mississippi

Cleveland features 447 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 Cleveland, Mississippi

There are 456 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cleveland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cleveland, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cleveland landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Cleveland.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cleveland, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $813 and $993.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.