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

Discover affordable housing in Cartersville where there are 17+ 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.

Park at 366

366 Old Mill Rd., Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Havenwood Cartersville

300 East Felton Road, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Brentwood Senior

250 Douthit Ferry Rd, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Huntwood Terrace

71 Center Rd SE, Cartersville, Georgia 30121

Cartersville Gardens

376 Old Mill Rd, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

The Cove Apartments

90 Liberty Square Dr NE, Cartersville, Georgia 30121

The Cove Apartments

Smith-Cline Rd, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Pace Etowah Village Apartments

366 Old Mill Rd, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Cass Towne Apartments

1341 Cassville Rd NW, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Shangri - La Park

69 Gilreath Rd NW, Cartersville, Georgia 30121

Club Court Apartment II

72 Massell Dr Se, Cartersville, Georgia

Club Court Apartments

72 Massell Dr Se, Cartersville, Georgia

Fieldmont Apartments

34 Gilreath Rd Se, Cartersville, Georgia

Railroad Street Fairview Circle Homes

55 Fairview St, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Stonewall Homes

8 Postelle St, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

Crossfield Apartments, Phase II

7 Crossfield Cir, Cartersville, Georgia 30121

Pace Etowah Village

Old Mill Rd, Cartersville, Georgia 30120

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cartersville, Georgia
$34.92/hour
$27.67 (+382%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $27.67 (+382%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cartersville, 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 Cartersville, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Cartersville, Georgia?

The City of Cartersville has 23,103 people living in 8,667 households.

There are 7,251 renters living in 3,416 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.39 percent of the population living in Cartersville.

What is the rental market like in Cartersville, Georgia?

There are an estimated 9,501 housing units in the Cartersville area. Of these, 3,711 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cartersville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cartersville?

The rental vacancy rate in Cartersville is 8 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Cartersville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cartersville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
207 586 1,573 969 60
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cartersville

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Cartersville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,599 to $2,707. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,599
One BR $1,643
Two BR $1,844
Three BR $2,230
Four BR $2,707
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cartersville, Georgia

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

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 207 100 percent
One BR 520 89 percent
Two BR 1,399 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cartersville, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Cartersville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 133
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 499
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cartersville, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Cartersville, Georgia

Cartersville features 847 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 Cartersville, Georgia

There are 456 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cartersville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cartersville, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cartersville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Cartersville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cartersville, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,660 and $2,028.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.