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

Discover affordable housing in Butts County where there are 6+ 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.

Pepperton Villas

127 Harper St, Jackson, Georgia 30233

Magnolia Grove

336 April Ln, Jackson, Georgia 30233

Mill Lake Apartments

872 Brownlee Rd, Jackson, Georgia 30233

Heritage Apartments

812 Brownlee Rd, Jackson, Georgia 30233

Brook Point Apartments

157 Pulliam Dr, Jackson, Georgia 30233

Mallet Park

379 Mallet St, Jackson, Georgia 30233

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Butts County, Georgia
$23.75/hour
$16.50 (+228%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $16.50 (+228%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Butts 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 Butts County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Butts County, Georgia?

The County of Butts County has 25,522 people living in 8,483 households.

There are 6,283 renters living in 2,193 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.62 percent of the population living in Butts County.

What is the rental market like in Butts County, Georgia?

There are an estimated 9,509 housing units in the Butts County area. Of these, 2,286 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Butts County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Butts County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Butts County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
48 163 662 856 464
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Butts County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Butts County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $948 to $1,904. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $948
One BR $954
Two BR $1,254
Three BR $1,626
Four BR $1,904
2024 Fair Market Rents in Butts County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Butts 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 48 100 percent
One BR 132 81 percent
Two BR 577 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Butts County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Butts County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 129
Public Housing 89
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 33
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 167
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Butts County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Butts County, Georgia

Butts County features 253 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 Butts County, Georgia

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Butts County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Butts County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Butts County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Butts County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Butts County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,129 and $1,379.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.