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

Discover affordable housing in Dooly County where there are 9+ 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.

Cherry Lane Apartments

616 Cherry St, Unadilla, Georgia 31091

Pineview Trace

964 E. Pine St., Vienna, Georgia 31092

Woodward Apartments

409 E Woodward St, Vienna, Georgia 31092

Options for Living, Inc

310 Collier St, Vienna, Georgia 31092

Fairfield II

400 S 7th St, Vienna, Georgia 31092

St Charles Place

202 Saint Charles Pl, Vienna, Georgia 31092

Fairfield Apartments II

435 S 7th St, Vienna, Georgia 31092

Timber Ridge Apt

548 7th Street, S., Vienna, Georgia

Fitzpatrick Pl

211 9th St, Vienna, Georgia 31092

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

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

How many renters live in Dooly County, Georgia?

The County of Dooly County has 11,236 people living in 3,787 households.

There are 3,140 renters living in 1,126 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.95 percent of the population living in Dooly County.

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

There are an estimated 4,848 housing units in the Dooly County area. Of these, 1,197 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dooly County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dooly County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dooly County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
42 105 493 454 32
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dooly County

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Dooly County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $715 to $1,179. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $715
One BR $720
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,070
Four BR $1,179
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dooly County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dooly 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 13 31 percent
One BR 96 91 percent
Two BR 412 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dooly County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Dooly County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 85
Public Housing 232
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 100
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dooly County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Dooly County, Georgia

Dooly County features 188 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 Dooly County, Georgia

There are 120 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dooly County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dooly County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dooly County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Dooly County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.