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

Discover affordable housing in Gilmer County where there are 5+ 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.

Cox Creek Apartments

200 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Ellijay East Apartments

188 Eric Simpson Dr, East Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Brooks Hill Apartments

185 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Brookshill Apartments

100 Penland St, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

Hudson - Abernathy Cts

30 Green Cir, Ellijay, Georgia 30540

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gilmer County, Georgia
$17.73/hour
$10.48 (+145%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $10.48 (+145%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Gilmer 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 Gilmer County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Gilmer County, Georgia?

The County of Gilmer County has 31,519 people living in 12,868 households.

There are 7,137 renters living in 3,077 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.64 percent of the population living in Gilmer County.

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

There are an estimated 17,850 housing units in the Gilmer County area. Of these, 3,394 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gilmer County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gilmer County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gilmer County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
137 395 1,508 786 232
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gilmer County

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Gilmer County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $634 to $1,588. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $634
One BR $712
Two BR $936
Three BR $1,238
Four BR $1,588
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gilmer County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Gilmer 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 121 88 percent
One BR 248 63 percent
Two BR 673 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gilmer County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Gilmer County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 113
Public Housing 110
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 114
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gilmer County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Gilmer County, Georgia

Gilmer County features 224 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 Gilmer County, Georgia

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gilmer County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gilmer County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Gilmer County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Gilmer County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gilmer County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $842 and $1,030.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.