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

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Loretto Lions Club

605 2nd Ave S, Loretto, Tennessee 38469

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Loretto, Tennessee
$17.01/hour
$9.76 (+135%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.76 (+135%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Loretto, 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 Loretto, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Loretto, Tennessee?

The City of Loretto has 1,811 people living in 741 households.

There are 331 renters living in 131 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.28 percent of the population living in Loretto.

What is the rental market like in Loretto, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 790 housing units in the Loretto area. Of these, 131 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Loretto, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Loretto?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Loretto
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 21 28 71 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Loretto

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Loretto

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $679 to $1,196. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $679
One BR $683
Two BR $898
Three BR $1,102
Four BR $1,196
2024 Fair Market Rents in Loretto, Tennessee

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

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
One BR 19 90 percent
Two BR 15 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Loretto, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Loretto?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 31
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Loretto, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Loretto, Tennessee

Loretto features 12 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 Loretto, Tennessee

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Loretto.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Loretto, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Loretto landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Loretto.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Loretto, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $808 and $988.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.