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

Discover affordable housing in Polk County where there are 18+ 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.

Vinings at Oxford

800 Blance Road, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Hummingbird Pointe

63 Cherokee Rd, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Cedar Heights

1244 Rockmart Hwy 278, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Kirkwood Trail Apartments

133 Cason Rd, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Park Place Apartments

800 Pkwy Cir, Rockmart, Georgia 30153

Towers Village

43 Tower Cir, Rockmart, Georgia 30153

Evergreen Village Apartments

Evergreen Ln, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Jackson Square

426 West Jackson Street, Rockmart, Georgia 30153

Eastview Homes

124 Eastview Dr, Rockmart, Georgia 30153

Westview Homes

807 Forrest Ave, Rockmart, Georgia 30153

Gray Field Apartments

344 West Ave, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Cedarwood Village

501 E.Jule Peek Avenue, Cedartown, Georgia

Calloway Apartments

325 Calloway Ct, Rockmart, Georgia

Fairview Apartments

840 Fairview Rd, Rockmart, Georgia

Cedartown Commons

336 Herbert Street, Cedartown, Georgia

Eastview Homes

712 Canal Ct, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Scattered Sites

715 S College St, Cedartown, Georgia 30125

Oakview Apartments

100 Creek Bank Rd, Aragon, Georgia 30104

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Polk County, Georgia
$17.50/hour
$10.25 (+141%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $10.25 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Polk 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 Polk County, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Polk County, Georgia?

The County of Polk County has 43,019 people living in 15,517 households.

There are 14,408 renters living in 5,419 renter households in this County. Renters make up 33.49 percent of the population living in Polk County.

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

There are an estimated 17,235 housing units in the Polk County area. Of these, 5,800 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Polk County, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Polk County?

The rental vacancy rate in Polk County is 7 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 Polk County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Polk County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
134 398 2,597 1,825 413
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Polk County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Polk County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $699 to $1,231. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $699
One BR $703
Two BR $924
Three BR $1,165
Four BR $1,231
2024 Fair Market Rents in Polk County, Georgia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Polk 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 31 23 percent
One BR 253 64 percent
Two BR 1,687 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Polk County, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Polk County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 408
Public Housing 106
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 234
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 178
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Polk County, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Polk County, Georgia

Polk County features 530 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 Polk County, Georgia

There are 293 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Polk County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Polk County, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Polk County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Polk County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Polk County, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $832 and $1,016.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.