Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Union City, GA

Discover affordable housing in Union City where there are 8+ 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.

Maplewood Park

6355 Oakley Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

South Fulton Homes, Inc

5074 Dixie Lake Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Cc Estates Miller Manor

7601 Lester Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Chdo - Land Acquisition - Christian City, Inc

7345 Red Oak Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Union City Ha

4859 Jonesboro Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Cc Larry Moore Manor

7340 Lester Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Cc Sparks Manor

7290 Lester Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

Cc Garden Terrace

7505 Lester Rd, Union City, Georgia 30291

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Union City, Georgia
$34.92/hour
$27.67 (+382%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $27.67 (+382%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Union City, 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 Union City, Georgia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Union City, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Union City, Georgia?

The City of Union City has 26,869 people living in 11,311 households.

There are 14,720 renters living in 6,602 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.78 percent of the population living in Union City.

What is the rental market like in Union City, Georgia?

There are an estimated 12,010 housing units in the Union City area. Of these, 7,063 units are rental homes, making up 59 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Union City, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Union City?

The rental vacancy rate in Union City 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 Union City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
160 1,574 2,515 1,881 472
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Union City

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Union City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,599 to $2,707. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,599
One BR $1,643
Two BR $1,844
Three BR $2,230
Four BR $2,707
2024 Fair Market Rents in Union City, Georgia

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

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 160 100 percent
One BR 1,511 96 percent
Two BR 2,201 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Union City, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Union City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,139
Public Housing 132
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 291
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Union City, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Union City, Georgia

Union City features 319 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 Union City, Georgia

There are 92 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Union City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Union City, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Union City landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Union City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Union City, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,660 and $2,028.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.