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

Discover affordable housing in Macon County where there are 13+ 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.

Marshall Village

210 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Marshallville, Georgia 31057

Marshall Lane Apartments

310 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Marshallville, Georgia 31057

Country Village Apartments

710 Vienna Rd, Montezuma, Georgia 31063

Camellia Manor

Jordan St And State Route 128 Bypas, Oglethorpe, Georgia 31608

Towncreek Apartments

Randolph and Anderson, Oglethorpe, Georgia 31068

Riverbend Apartments

110 Walnut St, Montezuma, Georgia 31063

Pinelake

400 Travelers Rest Rd, Montezuma, Georgia 31063

Marshall Village

Sleppy Hollow Rd, Marshallville, Georgia 31057

Whitewater Village

611 Brooks Rd, Ideal, Georgia 31041

Sleepy Hollow Manor

304 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Marshallville, Georgia

Quail Run Apts

145 Reynolds St, Oglethorpe, Georgia

Chapel Hill Philliptown Apartments

124 Oak Grove Ct, Montezuma, Georgia 31063

Montezuma98

904 June Dr, Montezuma, Georgia 31063

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Macon County, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Macon 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 Macon County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Macon County, Georgia?

The County of Macon County has 12,099 people living in 3,985 households.

There are 4,121 renters living in 1,503 renter households in this County. Renters make up 34.06 percent of the population living in Macon County.

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

There are an estimated 5,169 housing units in the Macon County area. Of these, 1,699 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Macon County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Macon County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Macon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
32 176 600 586 101
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Macon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Macon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $669 to $1,502. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $669
One BR $674
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,078
Four BR $1,502
2024 Fair Market Rents in Macon County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Macon 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 32 100 percent
One BR 151 86 percent
Two BR 335 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Macon County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Macon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 60
Public Housing 237
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 32
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 226
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Macon County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Macon County, Georgia

Macon County features 614 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 Macon County, Georgia

There are 42 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Macon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Macon County, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Macon County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.