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

Discover affordable housing in LaFollette where there are 12+ 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.

The Village Apartments

1308 Loop Rd, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Lafollette Gardens Apartments

200 Davis Rd, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Lafollette Estates

123 Brooke Place Ln, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Woodland Estates

103 Claiborne Rd, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Russell Hotel

105 S Tennessee Ave, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Crown Point Apartments

RR 3, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Lafollette Russell Towers

Central and Tenn Ave, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

West Hills

401 S 5th St, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Ridgecrest

1209 W Chestnut St, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Morningside

106 S 12th St, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Manor West

111 N 21st St, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

Reachs Lafollette

204 N 12th St, LaFollette, Tennessee 37766

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In LaFollette, Tennessee
$17.27/hour
$10.02 (+138%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $10.02 (+138%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve LaFollette, 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 LaFollette, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for LaFollette, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in LaFollette, Tennessee?

The City of LaFollette has 7,349 people living in 3,105 households.

There are 4,444 renters living in 1,901 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.47 percent of the population living in LaFollette.

What is the rental market like in LaFollette, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 3,552 housing units in the LaFollette area. Of these, 2,103 units are rental homes, making up 59 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in LaFollette, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in LaFollette?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaFollette
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
32 322 616 799 103
Occupied Rental Units by Size in LaFollette

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 LaFollette

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $618 to $1,215. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $618
One BR $695
Two BR $912
Three BR $1,202
Four BR $1,215
2024 Fair Market Rents in LaFollette, Tennessee

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

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 17 53 percent
One BR 304 94 percent
Two BR 518 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in LaFollette, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in LaFollette?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 104
Public Housing 336
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 97
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 141
Tracked Units by Federal Program in LaFollette, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in LaFollette, Tennessee

LaFollette features 508 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 LaFollette, Tennessee

There are 207 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in LaFollette.

Housing Choice Vouchers in LaFollette, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in LaFollette, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $821 and $1,003.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.