Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Saint Marys, GA

Discover affordable housing in Saint Marys where there are 6+ 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.

Village at Winding Road I

301 Carnegie Dr, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

Cumberland Oaks Apartments

100 Mary Powell Drive R155, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

Old Jefferson Estates

42 Pinehurst Road, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

The Pines Apartments

1119 Douglas Dr, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

The Reserve at Sugar Mill

11115 Colerain Rd, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

Harbor Pine Apartments

2000 Harbor Pines Dr, Saint Marys, Georgia 31558

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Saint Marys, Georgia
$19.94/hour
$12.69 (+175%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $12.69 (+175%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Saint Marys, 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 Saint Marys, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Saint Marys, Georgia?

The City of Saint Marys has 18,507 people living in 7,273 households.

There are 8,198 renters living in 2,954 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.3 percent of the population living in Saint Marys.

What is the rental market like in Saint Marys, Georgia?

There are an estimated 8,014 housing units in the Saint Marys area. Of these, 3,254 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Saint Marys, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Saint Marys?

The rental vacancy rate in Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Saint Marys
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
71 279 1,077 1,137 354
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Saint Marys

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Saint Marys

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $902 to $1,723. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $902
One BR $906
Two BR $1,053
Three BR $1,484
Four BR $1,723
2024 Fair Market Rents in Saint Marys, Georgia

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

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 45 16 percent
Two BR 622 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Saint Marys, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Saint Marys?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 740
Public Housing 35
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 224
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 65
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Saint Marys, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Saint Marys, Georgia

Saint Marys features 224 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 Saint Marys, Georgia

There are 402 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Saint Marys.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Saint Marys, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Saint Marys, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $948 and $1,158.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.