Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in La Vergne, TN

Discover affordable housing in La Vergne where there are 5+ 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.

Cedar Ridge Apartments

100 Madison Drive, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086

AHEPA 343 Senior Apartments

121 Mason Cir, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086

Rutherford Pointe

1 Rutherford Point Cir, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086

Cedar Ridge Townhomes

101 Madison Dr, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086

Kingsridge Village Apartments

151 Kingsridge Dr, La Vergne, Tennessee 37086

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In La Vergne, Tennessee
$30.66/hour
$23.41 (+323%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $23.41 (+323%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve La Vergne, 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 programs for La Vergne, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for La Vergne, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in La Vergne, Tennessee?

The City of La Vergne has 38,553 people living in 12,980 households.

There are 12,513 renters living in 3,637 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.46 percent of the population living in La Vergne.

What is the rental market like in La Vergne, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 13,698 housing units in the La Vergne area. Of these, 3,915 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in La Vergne, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in La Vergne?

The rental vacancy rate in La Vergne is 7 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 La Vergne for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Vergne
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
26 96 787 2,097 411
Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Vergne

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 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 La Vergne

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,404 to $2,482. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,404
One BR $1,442
Two BR $1,619
Three BR $2,035
Four BR $2,482
2024 Fair Market Rents in La Vergne, Tennessee

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

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 26 100 percent
One BR 94 98 percent
Two BR 706 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in La Vergne, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in La Vergne?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 280
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 49
Tracked Units by Federal Program in La Vergne, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in La Vergne, Tennessee

La Vergne features 50 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 La Vergne, Tennessee

There are 330 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in La Vergne.

Housing Choice Vouchers in La Vergne, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay La Vergne landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in La Vergne.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in La Vergne, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,457 and $1,781.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.