Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brownsville, TN

Discover affordable housing in Brownsville where there are 26+ 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.

Brownsville Apartments

1045 Tammbell St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Creekwood Apartments

1040 Tammbell St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Ridgeview Apartments

43 Ridgeview Cv, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Jefferson Estates

1250 Crofton St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Brownsville Village Apartments

537 Blue Bird Mnr, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Haywood Manor Apartments

683 Tamm St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Prairie Creek Estates

Hwy 76 Bypass, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Meadowbrook Apartments

43 Riverbrook Cv, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Broadway Manor Apartments

1458 Eagle St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Oak Haven Plaza Apartments

505 Oakhaven St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Lakeview Subdivision

1101 S Washington Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Brownsville Meadows Apts.

2500 Turnage Lane, Brownsville, Tennessee

236 S Grand Ave

236 S Grand Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Cooper Street Apartments

802 N McLemore Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Mclemore Apartments

804 N McLemore Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Norris Street Apartments

918 Norris St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Gay St Apartments

1017 Gay St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Gay Street Dup 2

805 Gay St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Gay Street Dup 1

801 Gay St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Ingram St Apartments

980 Ingram St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brownsville, Tennessee
$16.31/hour
$9.06 (+125%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.06 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brownsville, Tennessee?

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 Brownsville, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Brownsville, Tennessee.

Go to the Tennessee Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Brownsville.

How many renters live in Brownsville, Tennessee?

The City of Brownsville has 9,739 people living in 3,934 households.

There are 5,301 renters living in 2,165 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.43 percent of the population living in Brownsville.

What is the rental market like in Brownsville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 4,462 housing units in the Brownsville area. Of these, 2,369 units are rental homes, making up 53 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brownsville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brownsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Brownsville is 6 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 Brownsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
34 452 778 798 96
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Brownsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,392. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $651
One BR $655
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,144
Four BR $1,392
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brownsville, Tennessee

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

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 23 68 percent
One BR 408 90 percent
Two BR 594 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brownsville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Brownsville?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Brownsville, Tennessee including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 267
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 185
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 330
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brownsville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Brownsville, Tennessee

Brownsville features 447 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 Brownsville, Tennessee

There are 204 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brownsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brownsville, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brownsville landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Brownsville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brownsville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $775 and $947.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.