Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Birmingham, AL

Discover affordable housing in Birmingham where there are 111+ 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.

Villas at Titusville

248 1st Ave SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Highland Manor

2040 Highland Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205

Valley Brook Apartments

2969 Gallant Dr, Birmingham, Alabama 35215

Summit Ridge Apartments

149 Haversham Dr, Birmingham, Alabama 35215

Monroe Avenue Apartments

1400 Monroe Ave. SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

New Haven Apartments

209 Dugan Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

Birmingham Towers Apartments

2712 31st Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

East Lake House Apartments

7901 1st Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35206

Cherry Ridge Independent Living Apartments

1100 Jeff Germany Pkwy, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

1001 Cherry Ave

1001 Cherry Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

Episcopal Place Apartments

1112 26th St S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205

Farrington Apartments

2935 Creek Ln NE, Birmingham, Alabama 35215

Princeton Towers

909 Princeton Ave SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Avondale Gardens

4252 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35222

Presbyterian Manor Apartments

926 Overton Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35217

Candy Mtn Apartments II

105 Candy Mountain Rd, Birmingham, Alabama 35217

St Charles Villas

100 Pratt Hwy, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

Villa Maria Manor

500 82nd St S, Birmingham, Alabama 35206

Southampton Apartments

100 Dugan Ave, Birmingham, Alabama 35214

Villa Maria II

8132 6th Ave S, Birmingham, Alabama 35206

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Birmingham, Alabama
$23.58/hour
$16.33 (+225%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $16.33 (+225%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Birmingham, Alabama?

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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Birmingham, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Birmingham, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Birmingham, Alabama?

The City of Birmingham has 196,353 people living in 88,889 households.

There are 102,445 renters living in 50,629 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.17 percent of the population living in Birmingham.

What is the rental market like in Birmingham, Alabama?

There are an estimated 109,533 housing units in the Birmingham area. Of these, 55,546 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Birmingham, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Birmingham?

The rental vacancy rate in Birmingham is 8 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 Birmingham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Birmingham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,249 12,414 22,971 11,239 1,407
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Birmingham

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Birmingham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $983 to $1,752. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $983
One BR $1,109
Two BR $1,245
Three BR $1,570
Four BR $1,752
2024 Fair Market Rents in Birmingham, Alabama

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

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 955 42 percent
One BR 7,449 60 percent
Two BR 16,511 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Birmingham, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Birmingham?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,999
Public Housing 4,402
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,589
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 260
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 51
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Birmingham, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham features 8,017 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 Birmingham, Alabama

There are 2,367 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Birmingham.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Birmingham, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Birmingham landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Birmingham.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Birmingham, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,121 and $1,370.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.