Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Elberton, GA

Discover affordable housing in Elberton where there are 7+ 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.

Oak Lane

344 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd #25, Elberton, Georgia 30635

Havenwood Elberton Senior

355 S. Oliver St., Elberton, Georgia 30635

Sunnybrook

1300 Mineral Springs Rd Apt P3 , Elberton, Georgia 30635

Elberton Oaks Apartments

Elberts Oaks Ct, Elberton, Georgia 30635

Wildwood Apartments

1150 Old Petersburg Rd, Elberton, Georgia 30655

Petersburg Towers

1050 Petersburg Road, Elberton, Georgia 30635

Elberta Homes

415 Mill St, Elberton, Georgia 30635

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Elberton, Georgia
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Elberton, 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 Public Housing programs for Elberton, Georgia.
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 Elberton, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Elberton, Georgia?

The City of Elberton has 4,627 people living in 1,838 households.

There are 2,158 renters living in 929 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.64 percent of the population living in Elberton.

What is the rental market like in Elberton, Georgia?

There are an estimated 2,169 housing units in the Elberton area. Of these, 964 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Elberton, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Elberton?

The rental vacancy rate in Elberton is 4 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 Elberton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elberton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 311 386 129 103
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Elberton

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Elberton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,205. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,106
Four BR $1,205
2024 Fair Market Rents in Elberton, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Elberton?

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
One BR 200 64 percent
Two BR 138 36 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Elberton, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Elberton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 258
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Elberton, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Elberton, Georgia

Elberton features 488 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 Elberton, Georgia

There are 50 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Elberton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Elberton, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Elberton landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Elberton.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Elberton, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.