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

Discover affordable housing in Waycross where there are 16+ 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.

Grove at Oakmont

400 E Waring Street, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Ocean Breeze Park

2001 Ocean Breeze Cir, Waycross, Georgia 31503

1912 Bunn Building

513 Elizabeth Street, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Central Walnut Village

Central Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Ware Terrace ( Terrace Garden Apartments )

1103 Darling Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waycross II Voa Housing

1820 Hazel St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Satilla Solutions

604 Walnut St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waycross Voa Housing, Inc

1303 Darling Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waring Apartments

812 E Waring St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Westport Village

1600 Carswell Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Ware Hotel

604 Elizabeth St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Peachwood Place Apartments

801 Naomi St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Waring II Apartments

806 E Waring St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Ware Manor

500 Walnut St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

Garlington Heights

301 Garlington Ave, Waycross, Georgia 31503

Northside Homes

1201 Bernice St, Waycross, Georgia 31501

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Waycross, Georgia
$17.56/hour
$10.31 (+142%) more than Georgia minimum wage and $10.31 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Waycross, 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 Waycross, Georgia.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Waycross, 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 Waycross, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Waycross, Georgia?

The City of Waycross has 13,856 people living in 5,300 households.

There are 7,181 renters living in 2,961 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.83 percent of the population living in Waycross.

What is the rental market like in Waycross, Georgia?

There are an estimated 7,029 housing units in the Waycross area. Of these, 3,141 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Waycross, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Waycross?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Waycross
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
125 482 1,117 1,072 143
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Waycross

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 Waycross

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $717 to $1,226. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $717
One BR $722
Two BR $916
Three BR $1,108
Four BR $1,226
2024 Fair Market Rents in Waycross, Georgia

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

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 19 15 percent
One BR 418 87 percent
Two BR 820 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Waycross, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Waycross?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 358
Public Housing 361
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 121
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 46
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Waycross, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Waycross, Georgia

Waycross features 581 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 Waycross, Georgia

There are 342 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Waycross.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Waycross, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Waycross landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Waycross.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Waycross, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $834 and $1,020.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.