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

Discover affordable housing in Oneida where there are 7+ 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.

Westminster Place

112 N Main St, Oneida, Tennessee 37841

Cooperstown Apartments

Ely Rd, Oneida, Tennessee 37841

Bear Creek Apartments

1200 Bear Creek Rd., Oneida, Tennessee 37841

Blue Ridge Ltd

170 Lloyd St, Oneida, Tennessee 37841

Oak Park Addition

310 Oak Park Dr, Oneida, Tennessee

Oak Park Apartments

310 Oak Park Dr, Oneida, Tennessee

Huntsville Helenwood Oneida

200 Sunset Dr, Oneida, Tennessee 37841

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oneida, Tennessee
$16.31/hour
$9.06 (+125%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.06 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Oneida, 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 Oneida, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Oneida, Tennessee?

The City of Oneida has 3,799 people living in 1,559 households.

There are 1,483 renters living in 679 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.04 percent of the population living in Oneida.

What is the rental market like in Oneida, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 1,821 housing units in the Oneida area. Of these, 837 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oneida, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oneida?

The rental vacancy rate in Oneida is 19 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 Oneida for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oneida
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 168 309 145 57
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oneida

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 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 Oneida

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $707 to $1,364. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $707
One BR $708
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,180
Four BR $1,364
2024 Fair Market Rents in Oneida, Tennessee

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

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 136 81 percent
Two BR 186 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oneida, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Oneida?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 74
Public Housing 151
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 106
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 178
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oneida, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Oneida, Tennessee

Oneida features 375 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 Oneida, Tennessee

There are 114 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Oneida.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oneida, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Oneida, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $775 and $947.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.