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

Discover affordable housing in Gordonsville where there are 2+ 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 Greene Apartments

118 Meadow Green Ln, Gordonsville, Tennessee 38563

Rewoda Heights

164 Gordon Dr, Gordonsville, Tennessee 37030

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gordonsville, Tennessee
$17.20/hour
$9.95 (+137%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.95 (+137%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Gordonsville, 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 Gordonsville, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Gordonsville, Tennessee?

The City of Gordonsville has 1,469 people living in 575 households.

There are 436 renters living in 185 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.68 percent of the population living in Gordonsville.

What is the rental market like in Gordonsville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 598 housing units in the Gordonsville area. Of these, 185 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gordonsville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gordonsville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gordonsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 2 111 53 19
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gordonsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Gordonsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $619 to $1,214. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $619
One BR $691
Two BR $908
Three BR $1,209
Four BR $1,214
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gordonsville, Tennessee

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

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 2 100 percent
Two BR 64 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gordonsville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Gordonsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Public Housing 13
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gordonsville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Gordonsville, Tennessee

Gordonsville features 70 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 Gordonsville, Tennessee

There are 72 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gordonsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gordonsville, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gordonsville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $817 and $999.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.