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

Discover affordable housing in Wartburg where there are 4+ 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.

Sunnyside Estates

519 S Kingston St, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887

Clinch River Apartments, Inc

940 Main St, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887

Brookwood Terrace

107 Brookwood St, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887

Parkview Apartments

1426 Knoxville Hwy, Wartburg, Tennessee 37887

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

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

How many renters live in Wartburg, Tennessee?

The City of Wartburg has 1,330 people living in 433 households.

There are 690 renters living in 288 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.88 percent of the population living in Wartburg.

What is the rental market like in Wartburg, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 464 housing units in the Wartburg area. Of these, 300 units are rental homes, making up 65 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wartburg, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wartburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Wartburg is 2 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 Wartburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wartburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 68 99 104 14
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wartburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 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 Wartburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,147. 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 $1,142
Four BR $1,147
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wartburg, Tennessee

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

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 3 100 percent
One BR 64 94 percent
Two BR 94 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wartburg, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Wartburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 44
Public Housing 50
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 27
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 45
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wartburg, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Wartburg, Tennessee

Wartburg features 171 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 Wartburg, Tennessee

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wartburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wartburg, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.