Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Grainger County, TN

Discover affordable housing in Grainger County where there are 8+ 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.

Volunteer Residences

2 Cedar Ave, Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Cambridge Apartments

RR 2 Box 433, Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Mill Creek Apartments

123 Mill Creek Apts, Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Clinchview Apartments

Cherry St, Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Eastland Place Apartments

104 Sharon Ct, Blaine, Tennessee 37709

Autumn Village

Rt 2 Cedar Ln, Rutledge, Tennessee 37861

Clinch View Apts

150 Clinch View Apts, Rutledge, Tennessee

Vol Housing Mgm Rutledge

Lakeway Apartments, Bean Station, Tennessee 37708

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Grainger County, Tennessee
$17.10/hour
$9.85 (+136%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.85 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Grainger County, 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 Grainger County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Grainger County, Tennessee?

The County of Grainger County has 23,648 people living in 9,384 households.

There are 4,838 renters living in 2,158 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.46 percent of the population living in Grainger County.

What is the rental market like in Grainger County, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 11,650 housing units in the Grainger County area. Of these, 2,335 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Grainger County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Grainger County?

The rental vacancy rate in Grainger County is 8 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Grainger County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grainger County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 360 798 780 211
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grainger County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Grainger County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $683 to $1,203. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $683
One BR $687
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,198
Four BR $1,203
2024 Fair Market Rents in Grainger County, Tennessee

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

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 2 67 percent
One BR 303 84 percent
Two BR 552 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Grainger County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Grainger County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Public Housing 15
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 86
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 11
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 58
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Grainger County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Grainger County, Tennessee

Grainger County features 202 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 Grainger County, Tennessee

There are 111 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Grainger County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Grainger County, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Grainger County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Grainger County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Grainger County, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $813 and $993.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.