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

Discover affordable housing in Sumter County where there are 21+ 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.

Meadowbrook Village

130 Lonnie Ln, Americus, Georgia 31709

Meadowbrook Lane

140 Lonnie Ln, Americus, Georgia 31709

Americus Gardens Apartments

730 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Americus, Georgia 31719

Magnolia Village

104 Magnolia Ct, Americus, Georgia 31719

Joy Court

167B Hosanna Circle, Americus, Georgia 31719

Ravenwood Apartments

795 Hawkins St, Americus, Georgia 31719

Ravenwood Apartments

799 Hawkins St, Americus, Georgia 31719

Magnolia Gardens

2001 S Lee St, Americus, Georgia 31709

East Oaks Apartments

251 Lonnie Ln, Americus, Georgia 31709

The Verandah Apartments

817 Mayo St, Americus, Georgia 31709

Andersonville

404 W Ellaville St, Andersonville, Georgia 31711

The Verandah Apartments

821 Mayo St, Americus, Georgia 31709

Habitat for Humanity International Inc

121 Habitat St, Americus, Georgia 31709

Eastview Apartments

104 Walker St, Americus, Georgia 31709

Heritage Villas of Americus

720 Harris Street, Americus, Georgia

Leslie

121 E Wilson St, Leslie, Georgia 31764

Eastside Americus

101 Hanson Dr, Americus, Georgia 31709

Northside Americus

86 Barbara Battle Way, Americus, Georgia 31719

Starlight Place

106 Starlight Cir, Americus, Georgia 31719

Plains

212 Thomas St, Plains, Georgia 31780

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sumter County, Georgia
$17.12/hour
$9.87 (+136%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.87 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sumter 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 Sumter County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Sumter County, Georgia?

The County of Sumter County has 29,378 people living in 10,639 households.

There are 12,573 renters living in 4,612 renter households in this County. Renters make up 42.8 percent of the population living in Sumter County.

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

There are an estimated 13,493 housing units in the Sumter County area. Of these, 5,272 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sumter County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sumter County?

The rental vacancy rate in Sumter County 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 Sumter County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sumter County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
229 761 1,505 1,852 255
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sumter County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 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 Sumter County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $700 to $1,255. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $700
One BR $704
Two BR $904
Three BR $1,093
Four BR $1,255
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sumter County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sumter 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 76 33 percent
One BR 479 63 percent
Two BR 978 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sumter County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Sumter County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 475
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 696
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 21
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 168
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sumter County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Sumter County, Georgia

Sumter County features 838 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 Sumter County, Georgia

There are 355 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sumter County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sumter County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sumter County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Sumter County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sumter County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $814 and $994.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.