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

Discover affordable housing in Brent where there are 3+ 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.

Brent Villas

117 Homestead Drive, Brent, Alabama

Wood Court

7 White St, Brent, Alabama 35034

Wimberly

967 S Scottsville Rd, Brent, Alabama 35034

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brent, 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 Brent, 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 Public Housing programs for Brent, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Brent, Alabama?

The City of Brent has 2,994 people living in 825 households.

There are 664 renters living in 320 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.18 percent of the population living in Brent.

What is the rental market like in Brent, Alabama?

There are an estimated 942 housing units in the Brent area. Of these, 339 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brent, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brent?

The rental vacancy rate in Brent is 6 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 Brent for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brent
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 68 39 127 86
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brent

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

Among renter households in this market, 63 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Brent

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 Brent, Alabama

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

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 68 100 percent
Two BR 39 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brent, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Brent?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 88
Public Housing 69
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brent, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Brent, Alabama

Brent features 93 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 Brent, Alabama

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brent, Alabama

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.