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

Discover affordable housing in Decatur County where there are 5+ 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.

Kensington Place Apartments

93 Kensington Pl, Parsons, Tennessee 38363

Parsons Cove Apartments

31 Gunn Gardens Place, Parsons, Tennessee 38363

Woodland Hills Apartments

10234 Highway 100, Scotts Hill, Tennessee 38374

Parsons - Decaturville Housing

100 E Poplar Dr, Decaturville, Tennessee 38363

Buffalo Valley O4 Decatur Cnty

Marshalltown Rd, Parsons, Tennessee 38363

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Decatur 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 Decatur 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 programs for Decatur County, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Decatur County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Decatur County, Tennessee?

The County of Decatur County has 11,483 people living in 4,363 households.

There are 2,328 renters living in 950 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.27 percent of the population living in Decatur County.

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

There are an estimated 6,584 housing units in the Decatur County area. Of these, 1,041 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Decatur County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Decatur County?

The rental vacancy rate in Decatur County is 9 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 Decatur County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Decatur County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 120 367 352 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Decatur County

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Decatur County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,209. 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 $1,154
Four BR $1,209
2024 Fair Market Rents in Decatur County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Decatur 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 9 100 percent
One BR 92 77 percent
Two BR 236 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Decatur County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Decatur County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 62
Public Housing 67
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Decatur County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Decatur County, Tennessee

Decatur County features 111 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 Decatur County, Tennessee

There are 58 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Decatur County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Decatur County, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Decatur County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Decatur County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.