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

Discover affordable housing in Selma where there are 19+ 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.

Lodges on Lincoln

2866 Lincoln Dr, Selma, Alabama 36701

Chanticleer Apartments

1200 Woodrow Ave, Selma, Alabama 36701

Selma Square Apartments

1201 Woodrow Ave, Selma, Alabama 36701

Magnolia Senior Village

1942 Martin Luther King St, Selma, Alabama 36703

Magnolia Gardens II

1941 Marie Foster St, Selma, Alabama 36703

Magnolia Gardens I

1943 Marie Foster St, Selma, Alabama 36703

Cedar Grove Apartments

2811 Earl Goodwin Pkwy, Selma, Alabama 36703

Brad Hms for Elderly 4

2500 Montague St, Selma, Alabama 36701

Hilltop Manor

305 Hilltop Dr, Selma, Alabama 36701

Epworth House

2500 Franklin St, Selma, Alabama 36703

Addison Way

1300 Cloverdale Rd, Selma, Alabama 36703

Hilltop Apartments

300 Hilltop Dr, Selma, Alabama 36701

Highland View Apartments

2713 N Broad St, Selma, Alabama 36701

Regis Square

303 Hilltop Dr, Selma, Alabama 36701

Cedar Terrace Apartments

2927 Citizens Pkwy, Selma, Alabama 36701

Candlewood II Apartments

3202 Lincoln Dr, Selma, Alabama 36701

Felix Heights

405 Medical Center Pkwy, Selma, Alabama 36701

Woodrow East Subdivision II

2001 Woodrow Ave E, Selma, Alabama 36703

Woodrow East Subdivision I

300 Woodrow Ave, Selma, Alabama 36701

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Selma, Alabama
$17.27/hour
$10.02 (+138%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $10.02 (+138%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Selma, 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 programs for Selma, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Selma, Alabama?

The City of Selma has 17,875 people living in 7,456 households.

There are 8,298 renters living in 3,970 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.42 percent of the population living in Selma.

What is the rental market like in Selma, Alabama?

There are an estimated 9,320 housing units in the Selma area. Of these, 4,226 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Selma, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Selma?

The rental vacancy rate in Selma is 5 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 Selma for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Selma
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
201 522 1,747 1,315 165
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Selma

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Selma

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $653 to $1,215. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $653
One BR $694
Two BR $912
Three BR $1,129
Four BR $1,215
2024 Fair Market Rents in Selma, Alabama

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

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 172 86 percent
One BR 459 88 percent
Two BR 1,388 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Selma, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Selma?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 536
Public Housing 579
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 344
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 19
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Selma, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Selma, Alabama

Selma features 496 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 Selma, Alabama

There are 639 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Selma.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Selma, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Selma landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Selma.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Selma, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $821 and $1,003.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.