Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Elmore County, AL

Discover affordable housing in Elmore County where there are 13+ 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.

Rosewood Apartments

1 Rosewood Ln, Eclectic, Alabama 36024

Rolling Ridge Apartments

8657 US Highway 231, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092

Hillcrest Apartments

161 Hillcrest St, Tallassee, Alabama 36078

Nathans Ridge

Off U.S. Highway 231, Wetumpka, Alabama 36093

Tallassee Villas

165 E Patton St, Tallassee, Alabama 36078

Quail Run Apartments

32 Quail Run Dr, Tallassee, Alabama 36078

Tallassee Ha

601 Poplar St, Tallassee, Alabama 36078

Wetumpka Villas

300 Rivercrest Cir, Wetumpka, Alabama

Wetumpka Village

300 Rivercrest Cir, Wetumpka, Alabama

Tallassee Estates

119 Joy Street, Tallassee, Alabama

Tallassee Garden Apartments

220 Friendship Road, Tallassee, Alabama

Timberlane Apts

2695 Gilmer Avenue, Tallassee, Alabama

Eclectic Villas

11 Villa Street, Eclectic, Alabama

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Elmore County, Alabama
$20.68/hour
$13.43 (+185%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $13.43 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Elmore County, Alabama Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Elmore County, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership programs for Elmore County, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Elmore County, Alabama?

The County of Elmore County has 89,563 people living in 34,061 households.

There are 18,607 renters living in 7,934 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.78 percent of the population living in Elmore County.

What is the rental market like in Elmore County, Alabama?

There are an estimated 36,787 housing units in the Elmore County area. Of these, 8,103 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Elmore County, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Elmore County?

The rental vacancy rate in Elmore County is 9 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 Elmore County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elmore County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
209 605 2,262 3,603 645
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elmore County

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Elmore County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $836 to $1,753. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $836
One BR $913
Two BR $1,092
Three BR $1,383
Four BR $1,753
2024 Fair Market Rents in Elmore County, Alabama

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

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 144 69 percent
One BR 309 51 percent
Two BR 1,442 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Elmore County, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Elmore County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 525
Public Housing 92
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 51
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 350
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Elmore County, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Elmore County, Alabama

Elmore County features 379 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 Elmore County, Alabama

There are 171 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Elmore County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Elmore County, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Elmore County, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $983 and $1,201.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.