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

Discover affordable housing in Martinez where there are 1+ 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.

Magnolia Trace

520 Pacifica Dr, Martinez, Georgia 30907

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Martinez, Georgia
$20.83/hour
$13.58 (+187%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $13.58 (+187%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Martinez, 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 Martinez, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Martinez, Georgia?

The City of Martinez has 33,773 people living in 11,968 households.

There are 9,611 renters living in 3,278 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.46 percent of the population living in Martinez.

What is the rental market like in Martinez, Georgia?

There are an estimated 14,214 housing units in the Martinez area. Of these, 3,869 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Martinez, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Martinez?

The rental vacancy rate in Martinez 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 Martinez for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Martinez
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
68 420 920 1,493 312
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Martinez

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 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 Martinez

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $805 to $1,779. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $805
One BR $961
Two BR $1,100
Three BR $1,463
Four BR $1,779
2024 Fair Market Rents in Martinez, Georgia

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 157 37 percent
Two BR 474 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Martinez, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Martinez?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 441
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Martinez, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Martinez, Georgia

Martinez 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 Martinez, Georgia

There are 50 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Martinez.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Martinez, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Martinez landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Martinez.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Martinez, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $990 and $1,210.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.