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

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Hampton Woods I & II

110 Ridgecrest Ln, Jackson, North Carolina 27845

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jackson, North Carolina
$18.01/hour
$10.76 (+148%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $10.76 (+148%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jackson, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership programs for Jackson, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Jackson, North Carolina?

The City of Jackson has 671 people living in 267 households.

There are 163 renters living in 83 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.29 percent of the population living in Jackson.

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

There are an estimated 287 housing units in the Jackson area. Of these, 83 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jackson, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jackson?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 21 62 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jackson

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

Among renter households in this market, 18 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 Jackson

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $719 to $1,288. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $719
One BR $724
Two BR $951
Three BR $1,150
Four BR $1,288
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jackson, North Carolina

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

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
Two BR 13 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jackson, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Jackson?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 7
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jackson, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Jackson, North Carolina

Jackson features 15 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 Jackson, North Carolina

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jackson.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jackson, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jackson, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $856 and $1,046.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.