Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Durham, NC

Discover affordable housing in Durham where there are 92+ 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.

Savannah Place

1519 Savannah Pl, Durham, North Carolina 27713

JFK Towers

4900 N Roxboro Road, Durham, North Carolina 27704

Cole Mill Place Apartments

1904 Cole Mill Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27712

Lovett Square

211 Stokes St, Durham, North Carolina 27701

Glendale Apartments

823 N Mangum St, Durham, North Carolina 27701

Sherwood Park Apartments

500 McCallie Ave, Durham, North Carolina 27704

Morehead Hills Senior Apartments

500 Cobb St, Durham, North Carolina 27701

Lynnhaven Apartments

917 Wadesboro St, Durham, North Carolina 27703

Lakeside Gardens (55+ Community)

820 Martin Luther King Pkwy, Durham, North Carolina 27713

Pendleton Townhomes

88, Durham, North Carolina 27703

JJ Henderson

807 South Duke Sreet, Durham, North Carolina 27701

The Joyce

487 Morehead Ave., Durham, North Carolina 27701

Briar Green Apartments

1155 Briar Rose Ln., Durham, North Carolina 27704

Vermilion

1311 Cook Rd, Durham, North Carolina 27713

Life House of Durham

251 COMMONS BLVD, Durham, North Carolina 27704

Pendleton Townhomes

301 S Woodcrest St, Durham, North Carolina 27703

Foxridge Apartments

900 Foxridge Cres, Durham, North Carolina 27703

Emerson Woods Apartments

E Carver St @ Commons Blvd, Durham, North Carolina 27704

St Josephs Place

506 Hope Ave, Durham, North Carolina 27707

Rochelle Manor Apartments

2819 Rochelle Street, Durham, North Carolina 27703

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Durham, North Carolina
$30.89/hour
$23.64 (+326%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $23.64 (+326%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Durham, North Carolina?

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 programs for Durham, North Carolina.

Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Durham.

How many renters live in Durham, North Carolina?

The City of Durham has 291,844 people living in 124,536 households.

There are 128,901 renters living in 60,033 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.17 percent of the population living in Durham.

What is the rental market like in Durham, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 134,423 housing units in the Durham area. Of these, 66,295 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Durham, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Durham?

The rental vacancy rate in Durham 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 Durham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Durham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3,116 15,439 27,414 11,985 1,824
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Durham

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Durham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,385 to $2,510. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,385
One BR $1,418
Two BR $1,631
Three BR $2,051
Four BR $2,510
2024 Fair Market Rents in Durham, North Carolina

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

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 1,768 57 percent
One BR 10,666 69 percent
Two BR 17,532 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Durham, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Durham?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Durham, North Carolina including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,766
Public Housing 1,063
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,268
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 79
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 39
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Durham, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Durham, North Carolina

Durham features 2,648 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 Durham, North Carolina

There are 4,126 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Durham.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Durham, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Durham, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,468 and $1,794.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.