Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Forrest County, MS

Discover affordable housing in Forrest County where there are 40+ 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.

Caritas Manor Apartments

145 W Tenth Ave, Petal, Mississippi 39465

Park Pines Apartments

447 Helveston Road, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Francis Street Apartments

212 Martin Luther King Avenue, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Greenbriar Apartments

2410 McInnis Loop, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402

Village at the Beverly

15 OLD AIRPORT RD, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Wofford Park

20 St. Claire Parkway, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Wesley Manor I

311 Westover Dr, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402

Lamar Villa Apartments

5256 W 4th St, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402

Choctaw Apartments Lp J and a Mgmt Co

206 Hartfield Rd, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39402

Eagle Wing Estates II

85 Jackson Wood Ct, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Federation Towers, Hattiesburg

812 Arnold St, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Pineview Apartments

1500 Country Club Rd, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

North Hills Place Apartments

200 Cahal St, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Burketts Creek III

100 Bankston Arms Dr, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Burketts Creek IV

18 Millpond Dr, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Burketts Creek I

18 Gilchcrest Landing, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Burketts Creek V

4 Burketts Creek Dr, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Mill Creek Place

3 Whipsaw Loop, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Overlook Apartments

3610 Campbell Dr, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

Pine Haven Estates

557 Helveston Rd, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Forrest County, Mississippi
$20.85/hour
$13.60 (+188%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $13.60 (+188%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Forrest County, 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), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Forrest County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Forrest County, Mississippi?

The County of Forrest County has 78,110 people living in 30,635 households.

There are 28,232 renters living in 12,979 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.14 percent of the population living in Forrest County.

What is the rental market like in Forrest County, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 33,542 housing units in the Forrest County area. Of these, 14,189 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Forrest County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Forrest County?

The rental vacancy rate in Forrest County is 8 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 Forrest County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Forrest County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
285 2,713 4,669 4,264 859
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Forrest County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Forrest County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $766 to $1,466. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $766
One BR $906
Two BR $1,101
Three BR $1,403
Four BR $1,466
2024 Fair Market Rents in Forrest County, Mississippi

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

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 171 60 percent
One BR 2,074 76 percent
Two BR 3,152 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Forrest County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Forrest County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,641
Public Housing 296
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 693
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 75
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Forrest County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Forrest County, Mississippi

Forrest County features 1,299 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 Forrest County, Mississippi

There are 886 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Forrest County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Forrest County, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Forrest County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Forrest County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Forrest County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $991 and $1,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.