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

Discover affordable housing in Tallapoosa where there are 2+ 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.

Cherokee Creek Apartments

250 Arbacoochee Rd, Tallapoosa, Georgia 30176

Westview Apartments

324 Arbacoochee Rd, Tallapoosa, Georgia 30176

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tallapoosa, Georgia
$20.15/hour
$12.90 (+178%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $12.90 (+178%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tallapoosa, 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 Tallapoosa, 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 Tallapoosa, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Tallapoosa, Georgia?

The City of Tallapoosa has 3,232 people living in 1,215 households.

There are 1,397 renters living in 549 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.22 percent of the population living in Tallapoosa.

What is the rental market like in Tallapoosa, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,293 housing units in the Tallapoosa area. Of these, 583 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tallapoosa, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tallapoosa?

The rental vacancy rate in Tallapoosa is 6 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 Tallapoosa for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tallapoosa
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
29 16 199 288 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tallapoosa

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

Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Tallapoosa

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $854 to $1,806. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $854
One BR $859
Two BR $1,064
Three BR $1,499
Four BR $1,806
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tallapoosa, Georgia

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

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 29 100 percent
One BR 16 100 percent
Two BR 124 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tallapoosa, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Tallapoosa?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 211
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tallapoosa, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Tallapoosa, Georgia

Tallapoosa features 231 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 Tallapoosa, Georgia

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tallapoosa.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tallapoosa, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tallapoosa landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Tallapoosa.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tallapoosa, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $958 and $1,170.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.