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

Discover affordable housing in Smithville where there are 9+ 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.

Center Hill Village

1222 South College St, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Brookview Apartments

740 Walker Dr, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Prospect Place

828 Oconnor St, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Fiddlers Manor

712 Walker Dr, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Royal Oaks Apartments

670 Miller Rd, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Bell Street Apartments

318 Bell Street, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Short Mountain Village

310 Christine St, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

Jackson Street Homes

620 Highland St, Smithville, Tennessee 37059

Short Mountain Village

Short Mountain Rd, Smithville, Tennessee 37166

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Smithville, Tennessee
$16.82/hour
$9.57 (+132%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.57 (+132%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Smithville, 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 Public Housing programs for Smithville, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Smithville, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Smithville, Tennessee?

The City of Smithville has 5,059 people living in 2,047 households.

There are 2,466 renters living in 1,100 renter households in this City. Renters make up 48.74 percent of the population living in Smithville.

What is the rental market like in Smithville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 2,159 housing units in the Smithville area. Of these, 1,100 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Smithville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Smithville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Smithville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
185 106 386 326 97
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Smithville

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

Among renter households in this market, 64 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Smithville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $671 to $1,507. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $671
One BR $676
Two BR $888
Three BR $1,074
Four BR $1,507
2024 Fair Market Rents in Smithville, Tennessee

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

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 159 86 percent
One BR 106 100 percent
Two BR 289 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Smithville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Smithville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 56
Public Housing 117
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 18
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Smithville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Smithville, Tennessee

Smithville features 295 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 Smithville, Tennessee

There are 152 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Smithville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Smithville, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Smithville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $799 and $977.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.