What HUD offices serve College Park, 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.
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near College Park.
How many renters live in College Park, Georgia?
The City of College Park has 14,113 people living in 6,016 households.
There are 10,559 renters living in 4,580 renter households in this City. Renters make up 74.82 percent of the population living in College Park.
What is the rental market like in College Park, Georgia?
There are an estimated 7,354 housing units in the College Park area. Of these, 5,183 units are rental homes, making up 70 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in College Park, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in College Park?
The rental vacancy rate in College Park is 12 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 College Park for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in College Park
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 1,524 | 2,218 | 446 | 226 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in College Park
A large number of apartments in College Park 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 College Park are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 College Park
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 College Park, Georgia
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in College Park?
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 | 148 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 1,481 | 97 percent |
| Two BR | 2,019 | 91 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in College Park, Georgia
How many affordable rental units are in College Park?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in College Park, Georgia including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 151 |
| Public Housing | 260 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 1 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in College Park, Georgia
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in College Park, Georgia
College Park features 258 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 College Park, Georgia
There are 430 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in College Park.
Housing Choice Vouchers in College Park, Georgia
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay College Park landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in College Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in College Park, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,660 and $2,028.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
