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

Discover affordable housing in Sardis where there are 9+ 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.

Cross Creek Apartments

22700 Hwy 51 , Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Cross Creek Apartments

610 Highway 51 N, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Sardis Apartments CO Massengill Prop

RR 2, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Green Hill Apartments II

201 Atkins St Ofc, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Green Hill Apartments

201 Atkins St, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Sardis Gardens Apartments

150 E Carlee St, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Belmont Rd Est Lp C/O J & a Mgmt

Belmont Road, Sardis, Mississippi

Greenhill Circle

318 Greenhill Cir, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

Ms Housing Dev Sardis Ltd CO Southland Mgmt

South Main and Carlee, Sardis, Mississippi 38666

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sardis, Mississippi
$17.33/hour
$10.08 (+139%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $10.08 (+139%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sardis, 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 Sardis, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Sardis, Mississippi?

The City of Sardis has 2,168 people living in 877 households.

There are 1,114 renters living in 394 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.38 percent of the population living in Sardis.

What is the rental market like in Sardis, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 973 housing units in the Sardis area. Of these, 409 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sardis, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sardis?

The rental vacancy rate in Sardis is 4 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 Sardis for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sardis
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
25 90 139 124 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sardis

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Sardis

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $620 to $1,553. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $620
One BR $752
Two BR $915
Three BR $1,198
Four BR $1,553
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sardis, Mississippi

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

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 25 100 percent
One BR 90 100 percent
Two BR 82 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sardis, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Sardis?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20
Public Housing 32
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 9
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sardis, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Sardis, Mississippi

Sardis features 203 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 Sardis, Mississippi

There are 90 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sardis.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sardis, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sardis landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Sardis.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sardis, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $824 and $1,007.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.