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

Discover affordable housing in Tchula 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.

Telfair Apartments

54 Telfair Ln, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Lakeview Manor

45 Lakeview Dr, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Plantation Manor Lakeview Manor

249 Lakeview Dr, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Mileston

45 Tchula Townhouse Drive, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Delta Manor

Hwy 12, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Tchula Courts Apartments

903 E Railroad St, Tchula, Mississippi 36169

Delta Manor Lp

Intersection of, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

Tchula Courts

Railroad St, Tchula, Mississippi 39169

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tchula, 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 Tchula, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Tchula, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Tchula, Mississippi?

The City of Tchula has 2,274 people living in 777 households.

There are 1,254 renters living in 452 renter households in this City. Renters make up 55.15 percent of the population living in Tchula.

What is the rental market like in Tchula, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 885 housing units in the Tchula area. Of these, 497 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tchula, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tchula?

The rental vacancy rate in Tchula is 6 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 Tchula for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tchula
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 76 125 217 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tchula

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Tchula

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $704 to $1,203. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $704
One BR $804
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,198
Four BR $1,203
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tchula, Mississippi

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

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 76 100 percent
Two BR 111 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tchula, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Tchula?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 56
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 88
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tchula, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Tchula, Mississippi

Tchula features 192 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 Tchula, Mississippi

There are 52 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tchula.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tchula, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tchula landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Tchula.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.