Perry, Georgia Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in Perry, Georgia

There are no open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists in Perry. Go to the Georgia Section 8 Waiting Lists page for openings near Perry.

Finding Affordable Housing in Perry, Georgia

There are 457 low-income apartments in Perry that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 272 low-income homes in Perry where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $326 towards rent each month.

Ashton Landing Apartments

1701 Macon Road
Perry, Georgia
Call For Rent
2-3 BR
Affordable

Berkshire Court

1820 Macron Rd.
Perry, Georgia
$555-900
1-3 BR

Kings Villas Apartments

1980 Kings Chapel Road
Perry, Georgia
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Pinebrook Apartments

715 Mason Ter
Perry, Georgia

Oliver Place Apartments

530 Gray Road
Perry, Georgia
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Affordable

Smith Heights Apartments

615 Smith Dr
Perry, Georgia
Rent Assisted

Perimeter Circle Housing

822 Perimeter Rd
Perry, Georgia

Cameron Court Phase II

1807 Macon Rd
Perry, Georgia
Affordable

Gatwick Senior Village

901 Perimeter Rd
Perry, Georgia
Affordable

Commodore Manor

1603 Macon Road
Perry, Georgia
Affordable
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Affordable rent data last confirmed on March 21st, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Affordable Housing Near Perry

View affordable apartments and waiting lists in cities near Perry

City Apartments
Warner Robins, GA Affordable Housing programs support 19 apartment communities in Warner Robins.
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Centerville, GA Affordable Housing programs support 1 apartment communities in Centerville.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Perry, 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.

Waiting lists for project-based assistance, like the Public Housing program, are open:

Housing Authority Programs
Housing Authority of the City of Perry Public Housing
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Warner Robins Housing Authority Public Housing
Houston County Housing Authority Public Housing
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Perry.

Perry, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Perry, Georgia

Perry features 272 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 Perry, Georgia

There are 457 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Perry.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Perry, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Perry, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $950 and $1,161.

2023 Perry, Georgia Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Perry, Georgia Fair Market Rent $848 $934 $1,055 $1,432 $1,692
Perry, Georgia Payment Standard Range $763 to $933 $841 to $1,027 $950 to $1,161 $1,289 to $1,575 $1,523 to $1,861

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Perry, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 12
Total Low Income Apartments 729
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 272
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 45.03%
Average Renter Household Size 2.76
Average Household Size 2.83
Median Household Income $46,051 ±$6,812
Median Rent $751 ±$64
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 46.69% ± 11.82pp
Total Population 14,991

Population and Household Demographics

Perry is a city in Houston County, Georgia with a population of 14,991. There are 4,994 households in the city with an average household size of 2.83 persons. 45.03% of households in Perry are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Perry

The median gross income for households in Perry is $46,051 a year, or $3,838 a month. The median rent for the city is $751 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Perry, a household making less than $2,503 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 46.69% of households who rent are overburdened in Perry.

Area Median Income In Perry

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Perry, the AMI is calculated from all households within Houston County.

In Perry, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $83,900

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Perry

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Perry

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Perry AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,300 $19,800 $23,030 $27,750 $32,470 $37,190 $41,910 $46,630
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Perry AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$28,850 $32,950 $37,050 $41,150 $44,450 $47,750 $51,050 $54,350
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Perry AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,100 $52,700 $59,300 $65,850 $71,150 $76,400 $81,700 $86,950