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

Discover affordable housing in Fairburn 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.

Orchard Springs

5500 Oakley Industrial Blvd, Fairburn, Georgia 30213

Arcadia at Parkway Village

5150 Thompson Rd, Fairburn, Georgia 30213

Woodbridge at Parkway Village

5151 Thompson Rd, Fairburn, Georgia 30213

Fairburn Ha

112 Pine St NE, Fairburn, Georgia 30213

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fairburn, Georgia
$34.92/hour
$27.67 (+382%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $27.67 (+382%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fairburn, 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 Fairburn, Georgia.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Fairburn, Georgia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Fairburn, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Fairburn, Georgia?

The City of Fairburn has 16,469 people living in 5,697 households.

There are 6,759 renters living in 2,472 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.04 percent of the population living in Fairburn.

What is the rental market like in Fairburn, Georgia?

There are an estimated 5,847 housing units in the Fairburn area. Of these, 2,553 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fairburn, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fairburn?

The rental vacancy rate in Fairburn is 3 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 Fairburn for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fairburn
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
46 473 1,071 478 386
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fairburn

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

Among renter households in this market, 60 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Fairburn

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 Fairburn, Georgia

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 354 75 percent
Two BR 924 86 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fairburn, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Fairburn?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 176
Public Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fairburn, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Fairburn, Georgia

Fairburn features 130 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 Fairburn, Georgia

There are 130 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fairburn.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fairburn, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fairburn landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Fairburn.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fairburn, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,660 and $2,028.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.