Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lithonia, GA

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lithonia, 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 Lithonia, 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 programs for Lithonia, Georgia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Lithonia, Georgia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Lithonia, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Lithonia, Georgia?

The City of Lithonia has 2,614 people living in 984 households.

There are 1,776 renters living in 703 renter households in this City. Renters make up 67.94 percent of the population living in Lithonia.

What is the rental market like in Lithonia, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,148 housing units in the Lithonia area. Of these, 816 units are rental homes, making up 71 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lithonia, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lithonia?

The rental vacancy rate in Lithonia is 14 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 Lithonia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lithonia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
51 73 351 108 92
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lithonia

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Lithonia

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 Lithonia, Georgia

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

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 51 100 percent
One BR 73 100 percent
Two BR 306 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lithonia, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Lithonia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 111
Public Housing 75
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lithonia, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Lithonia, Georgia

Lithonia features 540 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 Lithonia, Georgia

There are 731 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lithonia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lithonia, Georgia

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.