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

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Woodstock I

P.O. Box 1100, Alliance, North Carolina 27906

Alliance Manor

Cowell Rd, Alliance, North Carolina 28509

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Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Colleen Carter

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Alliance, North Carolina
$21.55/hour
$14.30 (+197%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $14.30 (+197%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Alliance, 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) programs for Alliance, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Alliance, North Carolina?

The City of Alliance has 842 people living in 345 households.

There are 147 renters living in 97 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.46 percent of the population living in Alliance.

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

There are an estimated 394 housing units in the Alliance area. Of these, 103 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Alliance, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Alliance?

The rental vacancy rate in Alliance is 0 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 Alliance for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alliance
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 68 3 22 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alliance

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Alliance

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $860 to $1,578. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $860
One BR $866
Two BR $1,138
Three BR $1,376
Four BR $1,578
2024 Fair Market Rents in Alliance, North Carolina

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

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 66 97 percent
Two BR 2 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Alliance, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Alliance?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Alliance, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Alliance, North Carolina

Alliance features 0 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 Alliance, North Carolina

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Alliance.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alliance, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alliance, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,024 and $1,252.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.