Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Blakely, GA

Discover affordable housing in Blakely where there are 4+ 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.

Country Lane Apartments

1121 S Main St, Blakely, Georgia 39823

Blakely Commons

89 Blakely Commons Cir, Blakely, Georgia 39823

Tanglewood Apartments

468 E Liberty St, Blakely, Georgia 39823

Baptist Branch Homes

411 Damascus St, Blakely, Georgia 39823

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blakely, 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 Blakely, 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 Public Housing programs for Blakely, Georgia.
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 Blakely, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Blakely, Georgia?

The City of Blakely has 5,299 people living in 1,610 households.

There are 2,862 renters living in 823 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.01 percent of the population living in Blakely.

What is the rental market like in Blakely, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,890 housing units in the Blakely area. Of these, 840 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blakely, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blakely?

The rental vacancy rate in Blakely 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 Blakely for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blakely
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
42 55 263 391 72
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blakely

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Blakely

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $755 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $755
One BR $788
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,142
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blakely, Georgia

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

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 42 100 percent
One BR 7 13 percent
Two BR 107 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blakely, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Blakely?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 115
Public Housing 159
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blakely, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Blakely, Georgia

Blakely features 240 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 Blakely, Georgia

There are 64 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blakely.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blakely, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blakely landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Blakely.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.