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

Discover affordable housing in Erin 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.

Shamrock Apartments

11 Shamrock Dr, Erin, Tennessee 37061

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

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

How many renters live in Erin, Tennessee?

The City of Erin has 1,460 people living in 483 households.

There are 583 renters living in 195 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.93 percent of the population living in Erin.

What is the rental market like in Erin, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 569 housing units in the Erin area. Of these, 201 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Erin, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Erin?

The rental vacancy rate in Erin 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 Erin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Erin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 67 43 58 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Erin

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Erin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $707 to $1,297. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $707
One BR $718
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,067
Four BR $1,297
2024 Fair Market Rents in Erin, Tennessee

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

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 55 82 percent
Two BR 43 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Erin, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Erin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 42
Public Housing 59
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 42
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Erin, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Erin, Tennessee

Erin features 42 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 Erin, Tennessee

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Erin, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.