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

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Woodlawn Manor

160 Rucker Dr, Dresden, Tennessee 38225

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dresden, 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 Dresden, 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 Dresden, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Dresden, Tennessee?

The City of Dresden has 2,983 people living in 1,330 households.

There are 1,020 renters living in 517 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.19 percent of the population living in Dresden.

What is the rental market like in Dresden, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 1,407 housing units in the Dresden area. Of these, 517 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dresden, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dresden?

The rental vacancy rate in Dresden is 0 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 Dresden for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dresden
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 41 284 192 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dresden

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

Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Dresden

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $707 to $1,461. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $707
One BR $728
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,041
Four BR $1,461
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dresden, Tennessee

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

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
One BR 40 98 percent
Two BR 179 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dresden, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Dresden?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 41
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dresden, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Dresden, Tennessee

Dresden features 0 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 Dresden, Tennessee

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dresden.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dresden, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.