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

Discover affordable housing in Aberdeen 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.

Cardinal Lane Apartments

1001 Cardinal Lane, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

Woodruff Manor

900 W Canal St, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

North Forest Apartments CO Southern Mgmt

526 Alt Hwy 45 N, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

Southview Apartments

307 Hardy St, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

LC Cook Apartments

212 Pullen Lake Rd, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

Aberdeen Townhouses

718 Ben Bender Road, Aberdeen, Mississippi

Timberlake Apts Lp J & a Mgmt Inc

205-a Hwy 145 North, Aberdeen, Mississippi

Horace G Howell Apartments

804 Alice St, Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Aberdeen, 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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What HUD offices serve Aberdeen, Mississippi?

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), Public Housing programs for Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Aberdeen, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Aberdeen, Mississippi?

The City of Aberdeen has 4,972 people living in 1,977 households.

There are 1,860 renters living in 799 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.41 percent of the population living in Aberdeen.

What is the rental market like in Aberdeen, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 2,347 housing units in the Aberdeen area. Of these, 835 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Aberdeen, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Aberdeen?

The rental vacancy rate in Aberdeen is 2 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 Aberdeen for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Aberdeen
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 135 305 335 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Aberdeen

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Aberdeen

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $775 to $1,347. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $775
One BR $804
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,092
Four BR $1,347
2024 Fair Market Rents in Aberdeen, Mississippi

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

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 135 100 percent
Two BR 279 91 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Aberdeen, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Aberdeen?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Public Housing 109
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 91
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Aberdeen, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Aberdeen, Mississippi

Aberdeen features 291 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 Aberdeen, Mississippi

There are 76 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Aberdeen.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Aberdeen, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Aberdeen landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Aberdeen.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.