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

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Cumberland Heights

5648 Tammy Little Dr, Section, Alabama 35771

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Section, 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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How many renters live in Section, Alabama?

The City of Section has 828 people living in 328 households.

There are 204 renters living in 89 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.64 percent of the population living in Section.

What is the rental market like in Section, Alabama?

There are an estimated 358 housing units in the Section area. Of these, 89 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Section, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Section?

The rental vacancy rate in Section is 0 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 Section for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Section
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 23 24 9 23
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Section

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Section

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $642 to $1,406. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $642
One BR $748
Two BR $857
Three BR $1,051
Four BR $1,406
2024 Fair Market Rents in Section, Alabama

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

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 23 100 percent
Two BR 10 42 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Section, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Section?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 22
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Section, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Section, Alabama

Section features 12 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 Section, Alabama

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Section, Alabama

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.