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

Discover affordable housing in Davidson County where there are 229+ 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.

Forest Bend Townhomes

501 Forest Park Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

Villas at Metro

469 Ponder Pl, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

The Residences at Gallatin

199 Albright Farms Dr., Gallatin, Tennessee 37072

Trinity Hills Village

400 E Nocturne Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207

Riverwood Tower Apartments

621 North Dupont Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

Richland Hills Apartments

5800 Maudina Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37209

Station Lofts

1501 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

Summerwind Apartments

344 Bell Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37217

Bellwood Park Aparments

100 Pennington Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

The Granstaff Apartments

2333 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

Knollcrest Apartments

3301 Creekwood Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207

Skyview Apartments

307 Susannah Ct, Nashville, Tennessee 37209

Berkshire Place Apartments

1500 Porter Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

The Flats on Water's Edge

3940 Bell Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37076

Hobson Flats

1717 Hobson Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37013

Dandridge Towers

431 Ocala Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37211

Trevecca Towers II

84 Lester Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37210

Trevecca Towers I and East

60 Lester Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37210

12th and Wedgewood

1500 12th Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37203

26th & Clarksville

2125 N 26th Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Davidson County, Tennessee
$30.66/hour
$23.41 (+323%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $23.41 (+323%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Davidson 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Davidson County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Davidson County, Tennessee?

The County of Davidson County has 708,144 people living in 327,791 households.

There are 304,713 renters living in 155,552 renter households in this County. Renters make up 43.03 percent of the population living in Davidson County.

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

There are an estimated 358,163 housing units in the Davidson County area. Of these, 168,365 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Davidson County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Davidson County?

The rental vacancy rate in Davidson County 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 Davidson County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Davidson County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11,087 50,051 61,143 25,330 6,645
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Davidson County

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Davidson County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,404 to $2,482. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,404
One BR $1,442
Two BR $1,619
Three BR $2,035
Four BR $2,482
2024 Fair Market Rents in Davidson County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Davidson 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 6,920 62 percent
One BR 29,240 58 percent
Two BR 32,825 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Davidson County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Davidson County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 10,787
Public Housing 75
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 10,443
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 187
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 86
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Davidson County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Davidson County, Tennessee

Davidson County features 11,055 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 Davidson County, Tennessee

There are 9,705 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Davidson County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Davidson County, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Davidson County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Davidson County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Davidson County, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,457 and $1,781.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.