Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Johns Creek, GA

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Hearthside Johns Creek(62+ Senior Community)

11340 Medlock Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, Georgia 30097

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Johns Creek, 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 Johns Creek, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Johns Creek, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Johns Creek, Georgia?

The City of Johns Creek has 82,458 people living in 29,459 households.

There are 11,289 renters living in 4,721 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.69 percent of the population living in Johns Creek.

What is the rental market like in Johns Creek, Georgia?

There are an estimated 29,638 housing units in the Johns Creek area. Of these, 6,674 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Johns Creek, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Johns Creek?

The rental vacancy rate in Johns Creek 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 Johns Creek for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Johns Creek
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
161 733 2,256 1,934 626
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Johns Creek

A large number of apartments in Johns Creek 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 Johns Creek are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Johns Creek

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 Johns Creek, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Johns Creek?

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 81 50 percent
One BR 131 18 percent
Two BR 235 10 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Johns Creek, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Johns Creek?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 180
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Johns Creek, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Johns Creek, Georgia

Johns Creek features 0 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 Johns Creek, Georgia

There are 90 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Johns Creek.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Johns Creek, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.