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

Discover affordable housing in Charlton County where there are 3+ 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.

Pine Point Apartments

725 Bowery Ln, Folkston, Georgia 31537

Charlton Court

38 Charlton Ct , Folkston, Georgia 31537

Folkston Housing

65 Allen Ave, Folkston, Georgia 31537

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Charlton 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 Charlton 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 Charlton County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Charlton County, Georgia?

The County of Charlton County has 12,547 people living in 4,043 households.

There are 2,274 renters living in 1,054 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.12 percent of the population living in Charlton County.

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

There are an estimated 4,673 housing units in the Charlton County area. Of these, 1,084 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Charlton County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Charlton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Charlton County is 3 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 Charlton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Charlton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 75 508 382 87
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Charlton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Charlton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,199. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $788
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,195
Four BR $1,199
2024 Fair Market Rents in Charlton County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Charlton 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
One BR 53 71 percent
Two BR 347 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Charlton County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Charlton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 79
Public Housing 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 81
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Charlton County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Charlton County, Georgia

Charlton County features 131 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 Charlton County, Georgia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Charlton County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Charlton County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Charlton County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.