Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Roane County, TN

Discover affordable housing in Roane County where there are 16+ 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.

Rockwood Village

601 South Chamberlain Ave, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Courtney Square Apartments

250 Brown West Dr, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

The Meadows

303 Meadows Pl, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Deer Run Apartments

5334 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Russell Park Apartments II

134 Brown West Dr, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Kingston Four Apartments II

701 Forest Brook Ln, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Simmons Manor

717 Greenwood St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

The Webster Home

141 Hart Cir, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Hope Haven III

600 Clark St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Hope Haven I

313 Michael Dunn Dr, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Kingston Four Apartments

1337 Forest Hills Ln, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Hope Haven II

763 Clymersville Rd, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Lakewood Village

375 S 3rd St, Kingston, Tennessee 37763

Evans Hts W - Martin Manor

101 Evans Hts, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Shadow Lodge, Inc

111 Shadow Lodge Dr, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

Crossville Ha Rockwood 11

101 Brown West Dr, Rockwood, Tennessee 37854

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Roane County, Tennessee
$18.56/hour
$11.31 (+156%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $11.31 (+156%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Roane County, 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 Roane County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Roane County, Tennessee?

The County of Roane County has 53,777 people living in 21,956 households.

There are 11,033 renters living in 4,988 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.52 percent of the population living in Roane County.

What is the rental market like in Roane County, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 25,459 housing units in the Roane County area. Of these, 5,260 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roane County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roane County?

The rental vacancy rate in Roane County is 3 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 Roane County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roane County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
271 872 1,926 1,572 286
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roane County

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 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 Roane County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $793 to $1,663. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $793
One BR $824
Two BR $980
Three BR $1,272
Four BR $1,663
2024 Fair Market Rents in Roane County, Tennessee

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

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 223 82 percent
One BR 712 82 percent
Two BR 1,474 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roane County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Roane County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 521
Public Housing 530
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 285
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 177
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roane County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Roane County, Tennessee

Roane County features 492 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 Roane County, Tennessee

There are 148 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Roane County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roane County, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Roane County, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $882 and $1,078.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.