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

Discover affordable housing in Columbia where there are 12+ 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.

Columbia Meadows Apartments

148 Brannon Ct, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Cedar Pointe

100 Timber Trl, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Northridge and Northridge Annex

1262 McBride Circle, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Oakwood Community

300 Wayne St., Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Creekside Acres & Southern Hills

305 Beech St, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Stonebridge Apartments

100 Stonebridge Way, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Hallmark at Columbia

600 Hallmark Dr, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

River Highlands Apartments

90 Freedom Ln, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Hampton Ridge Apartments

200 McMeen Cir, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Village of Hope

000 Cord St, Columbia, Tennessee 0

North Ridge

1201 McBride Cir, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

Carver House

903 E End St, Columbia, Tennessee 38401

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Columbia, Tennessee
$25.32/hour
$18.07 (+249%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $18.07 (+249%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Columbia, 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 Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Columbia, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Columbia, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Columbia, Tennessee?

The City of Columbia has 42,474 people living in 17,041 households.

There are 14,432 renters living in 6,146 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.98 percent of the population living in Columbia.

What is the rental market like in Columbia, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 19,061 housing units in the Columbia area. Of these, 7,002 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Columbia, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Columbia?

The rental vacancy rate in Columbia is 11 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 Columbia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Columbia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
23 1,016 2,503 2,197 397
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Columbia

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 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 Columbia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,011 to $1,784. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,011
One BR $1,018
Two BR $1,337
Three BR $1,725
Four BR $1,784
2024 Fair Market Rents in Columbia, Tennessee

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

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 23 100 percent
One BR 775 76 percent
Two BR 1,812 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Columbia, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Columbia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 695
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 433
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Columbia, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Columbia, Tennessee

Columbia features 371 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 Columbia, Tennessee

There are 657 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Columbia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Columbia, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Columbia landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Columbia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Columbia, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,203 and $1,471.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.