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

Discover affordable housing in Lumpkin County where there are 4+ 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.

Golden Hills Apartments

95 Golden Hills Drive, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

Brooks Point Apartments

555 Wimpy Mill Rd, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

Highland Trace Apartments

14 Adair Circle, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

11 Hummingbird Ln

11 Hummingbird Ln, Dahlonega, Georgia 30533

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lumpkin County, Georgia
$20.44/hour
$13.19 (+182%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $13.19 (+182%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Lumpkin County, Georgia?

The County of Lumpkin County has 33,405 people living in 11,450 households.

There are 7,329 renters living in 2,652 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.94 percent of the population living in Lumpkin County.

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

There are an estimated 13,183 housing units in the Lumpkin County area. Of these, 3,110 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lumpkin County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lumpkin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Lumpkin County is 12 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 Lumpkin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lumpkin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
238 134 932 1,028 285
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lumpkin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 36 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 Lumpkin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $845 to $1,831. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $845
One BR $850
Two BR $1,079
Three BR $1,335
Four BR $1,831
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lumpkin County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lumpkin 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 63 26 percent
One BR 24 18 percent
Two BR 507 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lumpkin County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Lumpkin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 121
Public Housing 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 85
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lumpkin County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Lumpkin County, Georgia

Lumpkin County features 115 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 Lumpkin County, Georgia

There are 80 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lumpkin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lumpkin County, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lumpkin County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $971 and $1,187.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.