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

Discover affordable housing in Habersham County where there are 10+ 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.

Sutton Terrace

400 Sutton Terrace, Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

Heritage Gardens Apartments

110 Heritage Garden Dr, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Demorest Apartments

245 Demorest Apartments Court, Demorest, Georgia 30535

Baldwin Court Apartments

411 Airport Rd W, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Peaks of Cornelia

100 Peaks Circle, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Green Mountain Village

1237 Old Athens Hwy, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Cornelia Garden Apartments

Cornelia Garden Circle, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Cornelia

Multiple sites within city limits, Cornelia, Georgia 30531

Cameron at Clarkesville

1257 Annandale Dr, Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

Habersham

101 Holcomb St, Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

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

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

How many renters live in Habersham County, Georgia?

The County of Habersham County has 46,326 people living in 15,606 households.

There are 9,873 renters living in 3,852 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.31 percent of the population living in Habersham County.

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

There are an estimated 18,491 housing units in the Habersham County area. Of these, 4,039 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Habersham County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Habersham County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Habersham County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
33 389 1,796 1,333 249
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Habersham County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Habersham County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $634 to $1,310. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $634
One BR $787
Two BR $936
Three BR $1,305
Four BR $1,310
2024 Fair Market Rents in Habersham County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Habersham 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 13 39 percent
One BR 291 75 percent
Two BR 1,147 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Habersham County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Habersham County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 103
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 243
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Habersham County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Habersham County, Georgia

Habersham County features 356 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 Habersham County, Georgia

There are 444 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Habersham County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Habersham County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Habersham County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Habersham County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.