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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chatham County, Georgia
$27.37/hour
$20.12 (+277%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $20.12 (+277%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Chatham 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), Public Housing programs for Chatham County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Chatham County, Georgia?

The County of Chatham County has 301,107 people living in 121,527 households.

There are 119,880 renters living in 53,002 renter households in this County. Renters make up 39.81 percent of the population living in Chatham County.

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

There are an estimated 137,606 housing units in the Chatham County area. Of these, 57,907 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chatham County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chatham County?

The rental vacancy rate in Chatham County is 7 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 Chatham County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chatham County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,069 11,143 22,068 15,363 2,076
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chatham County

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Chatham County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,191 to $2,306. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,191
One BR $1,287
Two BR $1,445
Three BR $1,967
Four BR $2,306
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chatham County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Chatham 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 1,009 49 percent
One BR 6,019 54 percent
Two BR 11,685 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chatham County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Chatham County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,738
Public Housing 917
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,759
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 39
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chatham County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Chatham County, Georgia

Chatham County features 3,021 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 Chatham County, Georgia

There are 2,670 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Chatham County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chatham County, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Chatham County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,301 and $1,590.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.