Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Scotts Hill, TN

Discover affordable housing in Scotts Hill where there are 1+ 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.

Woodland Hills Apartments

10234 Highway 100, Scotts Hill, Tennessee 38374

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Scotts Hill, Tennessee
$16.53/hour
$9.28 (+128%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.28 (+128%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Scotts Hill, 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 Scotts Hill, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Scotts Hill, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Scotts Hill, Tennessee?

The City of Scotts Hill has 1,200 people living in 469 households.

There are 435 renters living in 163 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.25 percent of the population living in Scotts Hill.

What is the rental market like in Scotts Hill, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 532 housing units in the Scotts Hill area. Of these, 163 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Scotts Hill, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Scotts Hill?

The rental vacancy rate in Scotts Hill 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 Scotts Hill for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Scotts Hill
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 3 62 16 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Scotts Hill

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 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 Scotts Hill

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,209. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $651
One BR $655
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,154
Four BR $1,209
2024 Fair Market Rents in Scotts Hill, Tennessee

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

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 3 100 percent
Two BR 52 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Scotts Hill, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Scotts Hill?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Scotts Hill, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Scotts Hill, Tennessee

Scotts Hill 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 Scotts Hill, Tennessee

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Scotts Hill, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Scotts Hill, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $786 and $960.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.