Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bristol, VA

Discover affordable housing in Bristol where there are 14+ 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.

Thomas Jefferson Senior Apartments

501 W Mary St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Harbor Landing Apartments

800 Dixie St , Bristol, Virginia 24201

Sapling Grove Apartments

802 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Springdale Village

160 2nd St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Sunhouse M R

36 King St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Eastridge Apartments

837 Portsmouth Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Leisure Park Towers

100 Moore St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Village at Oakview

400 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Douglas School

711 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Ridgecrest Town

2 Heritage Dr, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Mosby Homes

408 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Rice Terrace

651 Quarry St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Johnson Court

718 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Jones Manor

325 Edmond St, Bristol, Virginia 24201

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bristol, Virginia
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bristol, Virginia?

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, Moving to Work programs for Bristol, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Bristol, Virginia?

The City of Bristol has 17,036 people living in 7,299 households.

There are 6,326 renters living in 2,703 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.13 percent of the population living in Bristol.

What is the rental market like in Bristol, Virginia?

There are an estimated 8,671 housing units in the Bristol area. Of these, 3,057 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bristol, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bristol?

The rental vacancy rate in Bristol is 10 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 Bristol for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bristol
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
251 508 1,052 742 87
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bristol

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Bristol

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $677 to $1,335. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $677
One BR $717
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,179
Four BR $1,335
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bristol, Virginia

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

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 101 40 percent
One BR 353 69 percent
Two BR 676 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bristol, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Bristol?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 385
Public Housing 362
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 363
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bristol, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Bristol, Virginia

Bristol features 679 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 Bristol, Virginia

There are 175 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bristol.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bristol, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bristol landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bristol.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bristol, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.