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

Discover affordable housing in Harrison County where there are 72+ 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.

Pinnacle At Mariners Village

18400 28th Street, Long Beach, Mississippi 39560

Lyman Village Apartments

14229 Old Highway 49, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Lyman Manor Apartments

13470 Old Highway 49, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Summit Place Townhomes

890 Motsie Rd., Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Carlow Manor

15195 Barbara Dr, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Gabriel Manor

2321 Atkinson Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Santa Maria del Mar

674 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Gulf Mist Apartments

26 Pass Road Bldg. 13-B, Gulfport, Mississippi 39507

Emerald Pines

3318 39th Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

Beauvoir Pass Apartments

312 AGINCOURT AVE, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Sandhill Village Sun Belt Mgmt Co

11337 Gould Rd, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Maison Dedeaux Apartments Sun Belt Mgmt Co

205 Jackson St, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Magnolia State Apartments II Sun Belt Mgmt Co

1005 W Birch Dr, Gulfport, Mississippi 39503

Daugherty Road Apartments

6083 Daugherty Rd, Long Beach, Mississippi 39560

Cheshire Homes

480 Cheshire Dr, Gulfport, Mississippi 39507

Elmwood Apartments

2020 Lawrence St, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Beauvoir Manor

264 Stennis Dr, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Saraland Manor

8010 Highway 49, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

Hillside Gulfport Manor

488 Tegarden Rd, Gulfport, Mississippi 39507

Brigdewater Park Apartments

14104 Big Ridge Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Harrison County, Mississippi
$21.80/hour
$14.55 (+201%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $14.55 (+201%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Harrison 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 Harrison County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Harrison County, Mississippi?

The County of Harrison County has 211,044 people living in 83,711 households.

There are 72,404 renters living in 31,654 renter households in this County. Renters make up 34.31 percent of the population living in Harrison County.

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

There are an estimated 92,309 housing units in the Harrison County area. Of these, 35,180 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Harrison County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Harrison County?

The rental vacancy rate in Harrison County is 7 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 Harrison County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harrison County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,207 4,402 12,194 10,637 3,185
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harrison County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Harrison County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $825 to $1,626. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $825
One BR $923
Two BR $1,151
Three BR $1,525
Four BR $1,626
2024 Fair Market Rents in Harrison County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Harrison 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 796 66 percent
One BR 2,147 49 percent
Two BR 8,318 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Harrison County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Harrison County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,362
Public Housing 109
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,024
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 85
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 336
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Harrison County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Harrison County, Mississippi

Harrison County features 2,259 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 Harrison County, Mississippi

There are 3,914 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Harrison County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Harrison County, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Harrison County, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,036 and $1,266.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.