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

Discover affordable housing in Glynn County where there are 21+ 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.

Glynnvilla Apartments

36 Hopkins Homes, Brunswick, Georgia 31520

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Glynn County, Georgia
$21.53/hour
$14.28 (+197%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $14.28 (+197%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Glynn 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), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Glynn County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Glynn County, Georgia?

The County of Glynn County has 85,079 people living in 36,147 households.

There are 26,915 renters living in 11,784 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.64 percent of the population living in Glynn County.

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

There are an estimated 43,183 housing units in the Glynn County area. Of these, 13,100 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glynn County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glynn County?

The rental vacancy rate in Glynn County is 10 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 Glynn County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glynn County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
504 1,956 3,552 4,529 491
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glynn County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Glynn County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $957 to $1,820. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $957
One BR $963
Two BR $1,137
Three BR $1,464
Four BR $1,820
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glynn County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Glynn 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 431 86 percent
One BR 1,174 60 percent
Two BR 1,996 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glynn County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Glynn County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 530
Public Housing 586
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 303
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 78
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glynn County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Glynn County, Georgia

Glynn County features 1,068 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 Glynn County, Georgia

There are 316 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glynn County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glynn County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glynn County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Glynn County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glynn County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,023 and $1,251.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.