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

Discover affordable housing in Clayton County where there are 26+ 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.

Alexander Falls

950 Lakeridge Parkway, Riverdale, Georgia 30296

Ashton Walk

4950 Governors Drive, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Riverwood Section 1

681 Flint River Rd, Jonesboro, Georgia 30238

Southwood Apartments

6001 Trammell Rd, Morrow, Georgia 30260

Parkside Crossing Apartments

4233 Jonesboro Rd., Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Manor Glenn Apartments

2001 Godby Road, College Park, Georgia 30349

Brookside Apartments

5420 Riverdale Rd, College Park, Georgia 30349

Waters Edge Apartments

417 Barton Dr, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Breckenridge Apartments

5530 Old Dixie Hwy, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Keystone Apartments

145 S McDonough St, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236

Village Of College Park

4060 Herschel Road, College Park, Georgia 30337

Pointe South Apartments

772 Pointe South Pkwy, Jonesboro, Georgia 30238

Flint River Crossing ( Fka Williamsburg )

240 Flint River Rd, Jonesboro, Georgia 30238

Provence Place Apartments

701 Mount Zion Rd, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236

Pointe Clear Apartments

7545 Tara Rd, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236

Regal Park Apartments

461 Old Dixie Way, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Princeton Court Senior Residences

3633 Howard Dr, College Park, Georgia 30337

Valley Hill Senior Apartments

430 Valley Hill Rd SW, Riverdale, Georgia 30274

Waldorf Creek Apartments

4663 Waldrop Dr, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

Wingate Apartments

4735 Courtney Dr, Forest Park, Georgia 30297

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clayton County, 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 Clayton 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Clayton County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Clayton County, Georgia?

The County of Clayton County has 296,564 people living in 108,274 households.

There are 132,263 renters living in 51,126 renter households in this County. Renters make up 44.6 percent of the population living in Clayton County.

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

There are an estimated 115,851 housing units in the Clayton County area. Of these, 57,265 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clayton County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clayton County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clayton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
984 6,781 18,645 17,114 5,198
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clayton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Clayton County

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 Clayton County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clayton 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 802 82 percent
One BR 6,584 97 percent
Two BR 15,895 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clayton County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Clayton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,930
Public Housing 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 880
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clayton County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Clayton County, Georgia

Clayton County features 950 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 Clayton County, Georgia

There are 3,071 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clayton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clayton County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clayton County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Clayton County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.