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

Discover affordable housing in Goodlettsville where there are 3+ 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.

Meadow Creek, Apartments

919 S Dickerson Rd, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072

Greens of Rivergate

200 Dry Creek Rd, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072

The Retreat at Dry Creek Farms, Phase I

601 Robert Cartwright Dr, Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072

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

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

How many renters live in Goodlettsville, Tennessee?

The City of Goodlettsville has 17,500 people living in 7,283 households.

There are 6,373 renters living in 2,745 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.42 percent of the population living in Goodlettsville.

What is the rental market like in Goodlettsville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 7,564 housing units in the Goodlettsville area. Of these, 2,953 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Goodlettsville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goodlettsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21 464 1,497 635 104
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goodlettsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 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 Goodlettsville

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 Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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

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 21 100 percent
One BR 404 87 percent
Two BR 1,159 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Goodlettsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 224
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

Goodlettsville 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 Goodlettsville, Tennessee

There are 316 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Goodlettsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Goodlettsville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Goodlettsville.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.