; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Rome, GA

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The Villas

205 Dodd Blvd SE
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202
Call For Rent
1 BR

Willingham Village

5 Frost Drive
Rome, Georgia
Rent Assisted
HOME
LIHTC

Etowah Terrace Senior Residences

1 Etowah Ter SW
Rome, Georgia
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Callier Forest Apartments

131 Dodd Blvd SE
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
PBRA
LIHTC
BMIR

Three Rivers Garden Apartments

22 Tamassee Ln NW
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
PBRA
BMIR
S236

Heatherwood Apartments

42 Chateau Dr SE
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
PBRA
BMIR

Burrell Square / McCall Place / Etowah Bend Apartments

425 Cherokee Place
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
811 PRA

HIGHLAND ESTATES APARTMENTS

179 WOODROW WILSON WAY
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
811 PRA
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Tamassee Apartments

66 Lyons Dr NW
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
PBRA
BMIR
S236

Main High Apartments

Watters Street Northeast
Rome, Georgia

Hardy, Frost & Barron Apartments

906 N 5th Ave NE
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Public Housing
BMIR

John Graham Homes

404 E 13th St SW
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Public Housing

Park Homes

242 Reservoir St NE
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Public Housing
BMIR

Willingham At Division Apartments

544 N Division St NW
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Public Housing

Pennington Place

420 Pennington Ave SW
Rome, Georgia
Subsidized
Public Housing
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There are 555 low-income apartments in Rome that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 936 low-income homes in Rome where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $305 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on January 2nd, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Rome, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Northwest Georgia Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); 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)
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Rome.

Rome, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Rome, Georgia

Rome features 936 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 Rome, Georgia

There are 555 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rome.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rome, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rome, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $866 and $1,058.

2023 Rome, 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
Rome, Georgia Fair Market Rent $726 $731 $962 $1,254 $1,500
Rome, Georgia Payment Standard Range $653 to $799 $658 to $804 $866 to $1,058 $1,129 to $1,379 $1,350 to $1,650

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Rome, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 21
Total Low Income Apartments 1,651
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 936
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 53.78%
Average Renter Household Size 2.44
Average Household Size 2.51
Median Household Income $34,874 ±$1,845
Median Rent $639 ±$27
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 48% ± 4.65pp
Total Population 36,278

Population and Household Demographics

Rome is a city in Floyd County, Georgia with a population of 36,278. There are 13,788 households in the city with an average household size of 2.51 persons. 53.78% of households in Rome are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Rome

The median gross income for households in Rome is $34,874 a year, or $2,906 a month. The median rent for the city is $639 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Rome, a household making less than $2,130 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 48% of households who rent are overburdened in Rome.

Area Median Income In Rome

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 Rome, the AMI is calculated from all households within Floyd County.

In Rome, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,700

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 Rome

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 Rome

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,580 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $38,300 $40,950 $43,600
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$23,100 $26,400 $29,700 $33,000 $35,650 $38,300 $40,950 $43,600
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$37,000 $42,250 $47,550 $52,800 $57,050 $61,250 $65,500 $69,700