Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Claiborne County, TN

Discover affordable housing in Claiborne County where there are 8+ 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.

Tazewell Village

808 Majestic Way, New Tazewell, Tennessee 37825

Colonial Manor

311 Coffey St, Tazewell, Tennessee 37879

The Peaks of Tazewell

474 Tom Ball Road, Tazewell, Tennessee 37879

Cumberland Square Apartments

455 Cumberland Gallery St, New Tazewell, Tennessee 37825

Regency Village

920 Regency Ln, New Tazewell, Tennessee 37825

East Ridge Apartments, Ltd

354 Mcvey Rd, Tazewell, Tennessee 0

Five Rivers Service, Inc

1913 Cedar Dr, Tazewell, Tennessee 37879

New Tazewell Tazewell Luttrell

229 Cumberland St, Tazewell, Tennessee 37779

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Claiborne County, 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 Claiborne County, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Claiborne County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Claiborne County, Tennessee?

The County of Claiborne County has 32,092 people living in 13,479 households.

There are 7,967 renters living in 3,823 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.83 percent of the population living in Claiborne County.

What is the rental market like in Claiborne County, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 15,358 housing units in the Claiborne County area. Of these, 4,060 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Claiborne County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Claiborne County?

The rental vacancy rate in Claiborne County is 5 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 Claiborne County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claiborne County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 740 1,376 1,335 254
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Claiborne County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Claiborne County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $707 to $1,147. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $707
One BR $767
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,127
Four BR $1,147
2024 Fair Market Rents in Claiborne County, Tennessee

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

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 7 70 percent
One BR 624 84 percent
Two BR 890 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Claiborne County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Claiborne County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Public Housing 187
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 55
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 111
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Claiborne County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee

Claiborne County features 404 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 Claiborne County, Tennessee

There are 56 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Claiborne County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Claiborne County, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Claiborne County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Claiborne County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.