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

Discover affordable housing in Greene County where there are 19+ 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.

Indian Hills Apartments

800 Indian Hills Circle, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Baileyton Terrace Apartments

7600 Horton Hwy, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745

Greeneville Landing

1100 Light St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Mountain Villa

929 Apple St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745

Hidden Oaks

1108 W Summer St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Greeneville Terrace Apartments

406 Elk St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745

Woodridge Apartments Annex

1101 Light St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Courtyard Apartments

717 Forest St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Crestview Terrace Apartments

1600 Highway 70 Byp, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Plaza Towers

224 Thornwood Dr, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745

Crockett Residential

1010 Arnold Rd, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Crockett Development

801 Arnold Rd, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Woodridge Apartments

1001 Light St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Blue Springs Village

2995 Blue Springs Pkwy, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Heatherwood Apartments

1721 Lafayette St, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745

Knollridge Apt

131 Mason Street, Greeneville, Tennessee

Heatherwood Estates

100 Heatherwood Loop, Greeneville, Tennessee

Villas at Blue Mountain

Blue Springs Pkwy, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

Earl H. Smith Homes

206 Ross Blvd, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

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Reported On December 21st, 2023 by Ayat Elkarib

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

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

How many renters live in Greene County, Tennessee?

The County of Greene County has 71,405 people living in 29,065 households.

There are 16,083 renters living in 7,110 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.52 percent of the population living in Greene County.

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

There are an estimated 32,300 housing units in the Greene County area. Of these, 7,464 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greene County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greene County?

The rental vacancy rate in Greene 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 Greene County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greene County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
176 817 2,758 2,544 479
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greene County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Greene County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $584 to $1,371. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $584
One BR $767
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,213
Four BR $1,371
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greene County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Greene 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 159 90 percent
One BR 655 80 percent
Two BR 1,917 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greene County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Greene County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 288
Public Housing 324
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 282
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 272
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greene County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Greene County, Tennessee

Greene County features 903 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 Greene County, Tennessee

There are 183 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Greene County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greene County, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.