Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mount Juliet, TN

Discover affordable housing in Mount Juliet where there are 2+ 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.

Willow Creek Apartments

100 Willow Creek Dr, Mount Juliet, Tennessee 37122

Forest View Apartments

119 Belinda Pkwy, Mount Juliet, Tennessee 37122

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mount Juliet, 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 Mount Juliet, 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 Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Mount Juliet, Tennessee?

The City of Mount Juliet has 39,525 people living in 14,446 households.

There are 9,254 renters living in 3,496 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.41 percent of the population living in Mount Juliet.

What is the rental market like in Mount Juliet, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 15,669 housing units in the Mount Juliet area. Of these, 4,150 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mount Juliet?

The rental vacancy rate in Mount Juliet is 11 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 Mount Juliet for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Juliet
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
123 283 1,016 1,773 230
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Juliet

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Mount Juliet

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 Mount Juliet, Tennessee

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

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 71 58 percent
One BR 241 85 percent
Two BR 325 32 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mount Juliet, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Mount Juliet?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 274
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mount Juliet, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Mount Juliet, Tennessee

Mount Juliet features 0 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 Mount Juliet, Tennessee

There are 274 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mount Juliet.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mount Juliet, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.