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

Discover affordable housing in Ducktown where there are 1+ 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.

Ducktown Apt C/O Sheryl Miller

172 Roebuck Rd, Ducktown, Tennessee

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ducktown, Tennessee
$21.10/hour
$13.85 (+191%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $13.85 (+191%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ducktown, 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 programs for Ducktown, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Ducktown, Tennessee?

The City of Ducktown has 511 people living in 271 households.

There are 174 renters living in 153 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.05 percent of the population living in Ducktown.

What is the rental market like in Ducktown, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 328 housing units in the Ducktown area. Of these, 157 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ducktown, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ducktown?

The rental vacancy rate in Ducktown is 3 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 Ducktown for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ducktown
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 47 99 5 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ducktown

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

Among renter households in this market, 86 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 83 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 Ducktown

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $789 to $1,529. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $789
One BR $848
Two BR $1,114
Three BR $1,462
Four BR $1,529
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ducktown, Tennessee

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

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 46 98 percent
Two BR 95 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ducktown, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Ducktown?

Income Based Apartments in Ducktown, Tennessee

Ducktown features 24 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 Ducktown, Tennessee

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ducktown.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ducktown, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ducktown, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,003 and $1,225.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.