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

Discover affordable housing in Dade County where there are 4+ 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.

Lookout Pointe

11316 South Main Street, Trenton, Georgia 30752

Auburn Ridge

145 Oakwood Ave, Trenton, Georgia 30752

Mountain View

111 Glenview Drive, Trenton, Georgia 30752

Trenton Voa

9625 Highway 11, Trenton, Georgia 30752

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dade County, Georgia
$23.33/hour
$16.08 (+222%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $16.08 (+222%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dade 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 Dade County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Dade County, Georgia?

The County of Dade County has 16,239 people living in 6,074 households.

There are 3,468 renters living in 1,435 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.36 percent of the population living in Dade County.

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

There are an estimated 7,385 housing units in the Dade County area. Of these, 1,544 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dade County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dade County?

The rental vacancy rate in Dade County is 6 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 Dade County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dade County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
22 174 447 739 53
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dade County

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

Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 5 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 Dade County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,068 to $1,784. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,068
One BR $1,085
Two BR $1,232
Three BR $1,569
Four BR $1,784
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dade County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dade 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 22 100 percent
One BR 125 72 percent
Two BR 396 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dade County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Dade County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 103
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dade County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Dade County, Georgia

Dade County features 36 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 Dade County, Georgia

There are 115 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dade County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dade County, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dade County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,109 and $1,355.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.