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

Discover affordable housing in Centerville where there are 1+ 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.

Abbington at Galleria Mall

2970 Watson Blvd., Centerville, Georgia 31028

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Centerville, Georgia
$22.97/hour
$15.72 (+217%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $15.72 (+217%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Centerville, 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 Centerville, Georgia.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Centerville, 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 Centerville, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Centerville, Georgia?

The City of Centerville has 8,220 people living in 2,703 households.

There are 2,058 renters living in 720 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.04 percent of the population living in Centerville.

What is the rental market like in Centerville, Georgia?

There are an estimated 3,221 housing units in the Centerville area. Of these, 802 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Centerville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Centerville?

The rental vacancy rate in Centerville is 10 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 Centerville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Centerville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
12 47 340 306 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Centerville

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Centerville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $974 to $1,898. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $974
One BR $1,080
Two BR $1,213
Three BR $1,633
Four BR $1,898
2024 Fair Market Rents in Centerville, Georgia

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 8 17 percent
Two BR 212 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Centerville, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Centerville?

Income Based Apartments in Centerville, Georgia

Centerville features 0 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 Centerville, Georgia

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Centerville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Centerville, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Centerville, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,092 and $1,334.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.