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

Discover affordable housing in Tuscaloosa County where there are 48+ 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.

Hallmark Garden Parkway

815 Garden Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

Greenwood Park

2212 Skyview Ln, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Providence Place Apartments

3503 38th St, Northport, Alabama 35473

Rosedale Redevelopment Apartments

1021 Robert Glenn Dr, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Chastain Manor

381 34th Ave E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404

Tuscaloosa South

245 37th St E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

Pine Cone Apartments

44th St E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

Mckenzie Annex

35th Ave, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Crescent East

4831 2nd St E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404

Forrester Gardens

1350 James I Harrison Jr Pkwy E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

Grand View Apartments

1700 Snows Mill Ave, Northport, Alabama 35476

Hampton Point Apartments

1900 Snows Mill Ave, Northport, Alabama 35476

Creekwood Village Apartments

1750 40th Ave, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Forrester Gardens

1350 37th St E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405

Mckenzie Court Redevelopment

2525 Dupont Ave, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Rosedale III

10th Ave, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401

Csp 2001 Alabama Home

2211 2nd St E, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404

Fleetwood Rice

1605 20th St, Northport, Alabama 35476

Twin Manor

2500 Twin Mnr, Northport, Alabama 35476

Knoll Cir Northgate Valley Hill 15 Th St

3750 17th St, Northport, Alabama 35476

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
$21.31/hour
$14.06 (+194%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $14.06 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tuscaloosa 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 programs for Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

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

How many renters live in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

The County of Tuscaloosa County has 236,780 people living in 89,075 households.

There are 73,869 renters living in 34,055 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.2 percent of the population living in Tuscaloosa County.

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

There are an estimated 104,662 housing units in the Tuscaloosa County area. Of these, 35,472 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tuscaloosa County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tuscaloosa County is 2 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 Tuscaloosa County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tuscaloosa County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,346 7,921 12,886 8,805 2,533
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tuscaloosa County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Tuscaloosa County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $903 to $1,498. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $903
One BR $909
Two BR $1,125
Three BR $1,415
Four BR $1,498
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Tuscaloosa 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 863 64 percent
One BR 4,561 58 percent
Two BR 8,815 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Tuscaloosa County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,076
Public Housing 1,334
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,133
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 42
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County features 2,639 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 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

There are 947 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tuscaloosa County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tuscaloosa County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Tuscaloosa County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,238.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.