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

Discover affordable housing in Kingston where there are 6+ 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.

Kingston Four Apartments II

701 Forest Brook Ln, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Simmons Manor

717 Greenwood St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

The Webster Home

141 Hart Cir, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Hope Haven III

600 Clark St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Kingston Four Apartments

1337 Forest Hills Ln, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Lakewood Village

375 S 3rd St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kingston, Tennessee
$18.56/hour
$11.31 (+156%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $11.31 (+156%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kingston, 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 Kingston, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Kingston, Tennessee?

The City of Kingston has 5,987 people living in 2,393 households.

There are 1,999 renters living in 769 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.39 percent of the population living in Kingston.

What is the rental market like in Kingston, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 2,621 housing units in the Kingston area. Of these, 769 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kingston, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kingston?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
12 137 382 226 12
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kingston

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Kingston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $793 to $1,663. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $793
One BR $824
Two BR $980
Three BR $1,272
Four BR $1,663
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kingston, Tennessee

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 137 100 percent
Two BR 326 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kingston, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Kingston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 29
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 88
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kingston, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Kingston, Tennessee

Kingston features 114 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 Kingston, Tennessee

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kingston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kingston, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kingston, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $882 and $1,078.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.