Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ben Hill County, GA

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ben Hill County, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ben Hill County, Georgia?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Ben Hill County, Georgia.

Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Ben Hill County.

How many renters live in Ben Hill County, Georgia?

The County of Ben Hill County has 17,169 people living in 7,126 households.

There are 6,449 renters living in 3,003 renter households in this County. Renters make up 37.56 percent of the population living in Ben Hill County.

What is the rental market like in Ben Hill County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 8,122 housing units in the Ben Hill County area. Of these, 3,143 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ben Hill County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ben Hill County?

The rental vacancy rate in Ben Hill County is 4 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 Ben Hill County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ben Hill County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
194 330 1,180 1,123 94
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ben Hill County

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Ben Hill County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $760
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,165
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ben Hill County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Ben Hill 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 53 27 percent
One BR 207 63 percent
Two BR 809 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ben Hill County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Ben Hill County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Ben Hill County, Georgia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 158
Public Housing 221
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 205
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 212
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ben Hill County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Ben Hill County features 582 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 Ben Hill County, Georgia

There are 158 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ben Hill County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ben Hill County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ben Hill County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Ben Hill County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ben Hill County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.