Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Carbon Hill, AL

Discover affordable housing in Carbon Hill 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.

Forest Ridge

106 Forest Ridge Cir, Carbon Hill, Alabama 35549

C.A.P.E.

696 Eleven Foot Rd, Carbon Hill, Alabama 35549

Willow Tree Apts

835 N.E. 4th Avenue, Carbon Hill, Alabama

Meadowview

110 2nd Way NW, Carbon Hill, Alabama 35549

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carbon Hill, Alabama
$16.23/hour
$8.98 (+124%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $8.98 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Carbon Hill, 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 Carbon Hill, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Carbon Hill, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Carbon Hill, Alabama?

The City of Carbon Hill has 1,472 people living in 614 households.

There are 482 renters living in 228 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.74 percent of the population living in Carbon Hill.

What is the rental market like in Carbon Hill, Alabama?

There are an estimated 921 housing units in the Carbon Hill area. Of these, 334 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carbon Hill, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carbon Hill?

The rental vacancy rate in Carbon Hill is 28 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 Carbon Hill for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carbon Hill
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 87 31 76 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carbon Hill

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 41 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 Carbon Hill

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $642 to $1,294. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $642
One BR $652
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,208
Four BR $1,294
2024 Fair Market Rents in Carbon Hill, Alabama

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

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 66 76 percent
Two BR 31 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carbon Hill, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Carbon Hill?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Public Housing 110
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carbon Hill, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Carbon Hill, Alabama

Carbon Hill features 140 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 Carbon Hill, Alabama

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Carbon Hill.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carbon Hill, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Carbon Hill, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $771 and $943.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.