Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Flat Rock, NC

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Parkside Commons

107 E Blue Ridge Rd, East Flat Rock, North Carolina 28726

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Flat Rock, North Carolina
$31.82/hour
$24.57 (+339%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $24.57 (+339%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in East Flat Rock, North Carolina?

The City of East Flat Rock has 5,934 people living in 2,060 households.

There are 2,697 renters living in 822 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.45 percent of the population living in East Flat Rock.

What is the rental market like in East Flat Rock, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 2,060 housing units in the East Flat Rock area. Of these, 822 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Flat Rock?

The rental vacancy rate in East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Flat Rock
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 97 336 378 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Flat Rock

A large number of apartments in East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 East Flat Rock

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,428 to $2,851. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,428
One BR $1,496
Two BR $1,680
Three BR $2,160
Four BR $2,851
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Flat Rock, North Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in East Flat Rock?

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 97 100 percent
Two BR 319 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Flat Rock, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in East Flat Rock?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 25
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 42
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Flat Rock, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in East Flat Rock, North Carolina

East Flat Rock 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 East Flat Rock, North Carolina

There are 25 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Flat Rock.

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Flat Rock, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Flat Rock landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in East Flat Rock.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Flat Rock, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,512 and $1,848.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.