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

Discover affordable housing in Franklin 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.

Crestview Manor Apartments

401 Dovetown Rd, Royston, Georgia 30662

Heather Highlands

10 Ed Smith Way, Royston, Georgia 30662

Cobb Center Inc

234 Turner St, Royston, Georgia 30662

Ridgewood Hills Townhouse Apartments Ltd

208 Poole St, Lavonia, Georgia 30553

Lavonia Gardens Apartments

120 Brickyard Rd, Lavonia, Georgia 30553

Royston Townhouses

135 Spring St, Royston, Georgia

Cobb Place

124 Hospital Rd, Royston, Georgia

Gaines Homes

87 Royston Homes Cir, Royston, Georgia 30662

Vandiver Dansby Homes

13114 Jones St, Lavonia, Georgia 30553

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

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

How many renters live in Franklin County, Georgia?

The County of Franklin County has 23,480 people living in 8,539 households.

There are 5,650 renters living in 2,226 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.06 percent of the population living in Franklin County.

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

There are an estimated 10,655 housing units in the Franklin County area. Of these, 2,464 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Franklin County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Franklin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Franklin County is 9 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 Franklin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Franklin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
36 266 828 1,000 72
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Franklin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Franklin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $669 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $669
One BR $674
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,140
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Franklin County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Franklin 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 14 39 percent
One BR 216 81 percent
Two BR 466 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Franklin County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Franklin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 63
Public Housing 82
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 225
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 145
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Franklin County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County features 509 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 Franklin County, Georgia

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Franklin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Franklin County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Franklin County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Franklin County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.