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

Discover affordable housing in Vidalia where there are 9+ 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.

Faith Crossing

123 Agan Drive, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Chateau

706 Loop Rd, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Forest Glen Village

1805 Edwina Dr, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Grove Apartments

303 Jerriel St., Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Vidalia Village Apartments

410 Randolph Drive, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Raymonia Apartments

1208 Easter Dr, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Doe Run Apartments Southland Mgmt

321 Jerriel St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

Brice Elderly Dickerson2

810 E 5th St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Chateau Apartments

401 Durden St, Vidalia, Georgia 30474

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Vidalia, Georgia
$16.76/hour
$9.51 (+131%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Vidalia, 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 Vidalia, 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 Vidalia, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Vidalia, Georgia?

The City of Vidalia has 10,732 people living in 3,955 households.

There are 5,390 renters living in 1,834 renter households in this City. Renters make up 50.22 percent of the population living in Vidalia.

What is the rental market like in Vidalia, Georgia?

There are an estimated 4,653 housing units in the Vidalia area. Of these, 2,095 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Vidalia, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Vidalia?

The rental vacancy rate in Vidalia is 10 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 Vidalia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vidalia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
91 226 759 658 100
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vidalia

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Vidalia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $669 to $1,377. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $669
One BR $674
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,247
Four BR $1,377
2024 Fair Market Rents in Vidalia, Georgia

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

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 72 79 percent
One BR 195 86 percent
Two BR 632 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Vidalia, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Vidalia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 166
Public Housing 110
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 78
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 199
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Vidalia, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Vidalia, Georgia

Vidalia features 389 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 Vidalia, Georgia

There are 176 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Vidalia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Vidalia, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Vidalia, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.