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

Discover affordable housing in Pelham 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.

Hillcrest Apartments

1503 John Collins Rd, Pelham, Georgia 31779

Heritage Square Elderly

307 W Railroad St S, Pelham, Georgia 31779

Hand Trading Company Apartments

107 West Railroad St, Pelham, Georgia 31779

William C. B. Alexander Homes

366 Baggs Ave SE, Pelham, Georgia 31779

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pelham, 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 Pelham, 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 Public Housing programs for Pelham, Georgia.
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 Pelham, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Pelham, Georgia?

The City of Pelham has 3,501 people living in 1,357 households.

There are 1,877 renters living in 700 renter households in this City. Renters make up 53.61 percent of the population living in Pelham.

What is the rental market like in Pelham, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,452 housing units in the Pelham area. Of these, 715 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pelham, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pelham?

The rental vacancy rate in Pelham is 2 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 Pelham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pelham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
61 32 222 367 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pelham

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Pelham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,214. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $788
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,070
Four BR $1,214
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pelham, Georgia

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

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 61 100 percent
One BR 32 100 percent
Two BR 152 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pelham, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Pelham?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 68
Public Housing 202
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pelham, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Pelham, Georgia

Pelham features 283 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 Pelham, Georgia

There are 54 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pelham.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pelham, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pelham landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Pelham.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.