Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fulton County, AR

Discover affordable housing in Fulton County where there are 16+ 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.

Spring Creek Apartments

1075 Cochran Dr, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas 72554

Smooth Sailing Group Home

101 Martin St, Ash Flat, Arkansas 0

Westside Apartments

203 Old Sturkie Rd, Salem, Arkansas 72576

Mammoth Spring Estates

945 Walker Ave, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas 72554

Foxfire Apartments

11 Foxfire Dr, Ash Flat, Arkansas 72513

Richwood Apartments

10 Tenants Cv, Ash Flat, Arkansas 72513

Homewood Village Apartments

321 Homewood Ln, Ash Flat, Arkansas 72513

Mammoth Spring

145 N 14th St, Mammoth Spring, Arkansas 72554

Westside Apartments ( Fka Westside Manor Apartments )

608 Old Sturkie Rd, Salem, Arkansas 72576

Fulton County Community Housing

627 Church St, Salem, Arkansas 72576

North Hills Terrace

203 E Clayton St, Hardy, Arkansas 72542

Ash Flat ( City of )

324 Homewood Ln, Ash Flat, Arkansas 72513

Spring River Apartments

710 E Main St, Hardy, Arkansas 72542

Salem

204 Circle Dr, Salem, Arkansas 72576

Spring Woods ( Fka Hardy Senior Citizens )

100 Springwood Ter, Hardy, Arkansas 72542

Horse Bend Apartments

905 Fourth St, Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas 72512

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fulton County, Arkansas
$15.42/hour
$4.42 (+40%) more than Arkansas minimum wage and $8.17 (+113%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fulton County, Arkansas?

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 Fulton County, Arkansas.

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

How many renters live in Fulton County, Arkansas?

The County of Fulton County has 12,183 people living in 4,780 households.

There are 1,850 renters living in 740 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.19 percent of the population living in Fulton County.

What is the rental market like in Fulton County, Arkansas?

There are an estimated 6,247 housing units in the Fulton County area. Of these, 759 units are rental homes, making up 12 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fulton County, Arkansas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fulton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Fulton 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 Fulton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fulton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
17 135 279 239 70
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fulton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Fulton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $552 to $1,244. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $552
One BR $620
Two BR $814
Three BR $1,126
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fulton County, Arkansas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fulton 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 10 59 percent
One BR 90 67 percent
Two BR 192 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fulton County, Arkansas

How many affordable rental units are in Fulton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 53
Public Housing 72
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 19
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 10
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 85
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fulton County, Arkansas

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

Income Based Apartments in Fulton County, Arkansas

Fulton County features 324 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 Fulton County, Arkansas

There are 77 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fulton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fulton County, Arkansas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fulton County, Arkansas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $733 and $895.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.