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

Discover affordable housing in Robbinsville where there are 3+ 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.

Sweetwater Apartments

301 Moose Branch Rd, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771

Robin Ridge Apartments

244 Ford St, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771

Robins Park Apartments

325 Eller Branch Rd, Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Robbinsville, North Carolina
$16.21/hour
$8.96 (+124%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $8.96 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Robbinsville, North Carolina?

The City of Robbinsville has 705 people living in 336 households.

There are 379 renters living in 224 renter households in this City. Renters make up 53.76 percent of the population living in Robbinsville.

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

There are an estimated 405 housing units in the Robbinsville area. Of these, 241 units are rental homes, making up 60 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Robbinsville, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Robbinsville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Robbinsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2 99 81 29 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Robbinsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Robbinsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $713 to $1,305. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $713
One BR $745
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,206
Four BR $1,305
2024 Fair Market Rents in Robbinsville, North Carolina

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

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 2 100 percent
One BR 94 95 percent
Two BR 61 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Robbinsville, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Robbinsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 64
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Robbinsville, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Robbinsville, North Carolina

Robbinsville features 52 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 Robbinsville, North Carolina

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Robbinsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Robbinsville, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Robbinsville, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $770 and $942.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.