Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in New Brockton, AL

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New Brockton Ha

327 King St, New Brockton, Alabama 36351

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In New Brockton, Alabama
$18.03/hour
$10.78 (+149%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $10.78 (+149%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve New Brockton, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for New Brockton, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in New Brockton, Alabama?

The City of New Brockton has 1,282 people living in 504 households.

There are 301 renters living in 134 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.48 percent of the population living in New Brockton.

What is the rental market like in New Brockton, Alabama?

There are an estimated 646 housing units in the New Brockton area. Of these, 183 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in New Brockton, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in New Brockton?

The rental vacancy rate in New Brockton is 22 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 New Brockton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Brockton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2 6 71 53 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Brockton

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 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 New Brockton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $713 to $1,472. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $713
One BR $725
Two BR $952
Three BR $1,342
Four BR $1,472
2024 Fair Market Rents in New Brockton, Alabama

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

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 2 100 percent
One BR 6 100 percent
Two BR 52 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in New Brockton, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in New Brockton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in New Brockton, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in New Brockton, Alabama

New Brockton features 40 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 New Brockton, Alabama

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in New Brockton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in New Brockton, Alabama

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in New Brockton, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $857 and $1,047.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.