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

Discover affordable housing in Clarksdale where there are 16+ 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.

Sunflower Lane Apartments

2106 Center St., Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Willow Park Apartments

600 Ritchie Ave, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Meadowview Village Apartments

501 Washington Ave, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Windcrest Manor

2401 6th St, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Chapel Hills Hts

953 Gooden Cv, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Higgins Mclaurin Arms

905 Sasse St, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Sunflower Manor Apartments

2109 Cardinal Ln, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Federation Towers

1160 Ritchie Ave, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Bennie S Gooden Estates

425 Washington Ave, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Eastgate Garden Apartments

1840 Espy Dr, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Arrington Estates of Clarksdale

371 Harrell Dr, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Campbell Place Apartments

2586 Simmons Rd, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Crossroads Estates

1015 Sasse St, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Hicks Properties

310 Madison Ave, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Clarksdale Community Housing

Jefferson St, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

Bourne Units

1750 Chestnut St, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614

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

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

How many renters live in Clarksdale, Mississippi?

The City of Clarksdale has 14,769 people living in 5,849 households.

There are 7,702 renters living in 3,034 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.15 percent of the population living in Clarksdale.

What is the rental market like in Clarksdale, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 7,066 housing units in the Clarksdale area. Of these, 3,480 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clarksdale, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clarksdale?

The rental vacancy rate in Clarksdale is 13 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 Clarksdale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarksdale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
324 214 777 1,270 429
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarksdale

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Clarksdale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $752 to $1,371. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $752
One BR $804
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,255
Four BR $1,371
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clarksdale, Mississippi

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

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 277 85 percent
One BR 199 93 percent
Two BR 666 86 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clarksdale, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Clarksdale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 273
Public Housing 296
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 786
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clarksdale, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Clarksdale features 989 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 Clarksdale, Mississippi

There are 200 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clarksdale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clarksdale, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.