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

Discover affordable housing in Hawkins County where there are 46+ 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.

Maple Oak Apartments

818 Oak St, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Burton Plaza Apartments

122 Burton Road, A29, Rogersville, Tennessee 37857

King's View

901 Larry Neil Way, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Stonecrest

1000 Stonegate Rd, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Miller Village Apartments

3840 Eastline Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664

Beason Well Apartments

893 New Beason Well Rd, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Providence Place

459 Allen Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Holston Residence, Inc

1800 Mountain View Ave, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664

Holston Development Corporation

2301 E Center St, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664

Rogersville Terrace Apartments

801 West Broadway St, Rogersville, Tennessee 37857

Holston Terrace Inc

1924 Bowater Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Roller Russ Residence

2221 Memorial Ct, Kingsport, Tennessee 37664

Friendship Manor

108 Wampler St, Kingsport, Tennessee 37665

Kingsport Residential

1326 Tranbarger Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Greenbriar Village

234 Petersburg Rd, Rogersville, Tennessee 37857

Kingsport West

212 Lewis Ln, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Kendrick Pointe

3125 Tiffany Ct., Kingsport, Tennessee 37663

Magnolia Pointe

1921 Bowater Dr, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Hillside Pointe

3531 Watterson St., Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

Reedy Pointe

1100 Robertson St, Kingsport, Tennessee 37660

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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 Hawkins County, Tennessee
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hawkins 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 Hawkins County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Hawkins County, Tennessee?

The County of Hawkins County has 57,107 people living in 22,785 households.

There are 12,036 renters living in 4,965 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.08 percent of the population living in Hawkins County.

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

There are an estimated 27,138 housing units in the Hawkins County area. Of these, 5,486 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hawkins County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hawkins County?

The rental vacancy rate in Hawkins County is 9 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 Hawkins County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hawkins County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 647 2,260 1,831 219
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hawkins County

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 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 Hawkins County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $677 to $1,335. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $677
One BR $717
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,179
Four BR $1,335
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hawkins County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Hawkins 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 6 75 percent
One BR 388 60 percent
Two BR 1,614 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hawkins County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Hawkins County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 244
Public Housing 189
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 253
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 37
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 183
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hawkins County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Hawkins County, Tennessee

Hawkins County features 1,713 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 Hawkins County, Tennessee

There are 1,050 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hawkins County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hawkins County, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hawkins County, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.