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

Discover affordable housing in Valdosta 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.

Ashton Park Apartments

1315 River Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Brittany Woods & Park Chase

1150 Old Statenville Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Ashton Meadows Apartments

2611 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Hyde Park Estates

1553 Weaver Street, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Ashley House Apartments

109 E Hill Ave, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Valdosta Lowndes County Options, Inc

400 E Park Ave, Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Forrest Manor Apartments

1100 Old Statenville Rd, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Freedom Heights

4301 Bemiss Road, Valdosta, Georgia 31605

The Ashbury Apartments

2535 N. Ashley St., Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Heron Lake II

1800 Eastwind Rd, Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Azalea Woods

811 W Mary St, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Hudson Dockett Homes

807 S Fry St, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Woodstone Apartments

1503 E Park Ave, Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Jt Rolling Oaks

2409 Bemiss Rd, Valdosta, Georgia 31602

Ora Lee West Homes

610 E Ann St, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Scattered Site Housing

1102 W Gordon St, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

Sundial Apartments

Madison Heights Rd, Valdosta, Georgia 31607

Three Detached Single Family H

3799 Hardee Rd, Valdosta, Georgia 31601

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Valdosta, Georgia
$19.68/hour
$12.43 (+171%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $12.43 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Valdosta, 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 Valdosta, 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 Valdosta, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Valdosta, Georgia?

The City of Valdosta has 55,266 people living in 21,663 households.

There are 32,188 renters living in 12,942 renter households in this City. Renters make up 58.24 percent of the population living in Valdosta.

What is the rental market like in Valdosta, Georgia?

There are an estimated 24,837 housing units in the Valdosta area. Of these, 14,190 units are rental homes, making up 57 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Valdosta, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Valdosta?

The rental vacancy rate in Valdosta 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 Valdosta for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Valdosta
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
320 1,280 5,626 5,016 640
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Valdosta

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Valdosta

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $787 to $1,618. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $787
One BR $792
Two BR $1,039
Three BR $1,389
Four BR $1,618
2024 Fair Market Rents in Valdosta, Georgia

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

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 264 83 percent
One BR 930 73 percent
Two BR 4,180 74 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Valdosta, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Valdosta?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,080
Public Housing 531
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 420
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 60
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 5
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Valdosta, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta features 849 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 Valdosta, Georgia

There are 694 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Valdosta.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Valdosta, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Valdosta, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.