What HUD offices serve Lumber City, 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.
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Lumber City.
How many renters live in Lumber City, Georgia?
The City of Lumber City has 1,127 people living in 290 households.
There are 535 renters living in 141 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.47 percent of the population living in Lumber City.
What is the rental market like in Lumber City, Georgia?
There are an estimated 463 housing units in the Lumber City area. Of these, 147 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lumber City, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lumber City?
The rental vacancy rate in Lumber City 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 Lumber City for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lumber City
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 5 | 59 | 61 | 16 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lumber City
A large number of apartments in Lumber City 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 Lumber City are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 25 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Lumber City
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,179. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $693 |
| One BR | $697 |
| Two BR | $885 |
| Three BR | $1,115 |
| Four BR | $1,179 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lumber City, Georgia
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lumber City?
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 |
| One BR | 5 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 41 | 69 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Lumber City, Georgia
How many affordable rental units are in Lumber City?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Lumber City, Georgia including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 39 |
| Public Housing | 23 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 40 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lumber City, Georgia
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Lumber City, Georgia
Lumber City features 103 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 Lumber City, Georgia
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lumber City.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Lumber City, Georgia
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lumber City landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Lumber City.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lumber City, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
