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

Discover affordable housing in Wrightsville where there are 4+ 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.

Oakview Apartments

105 Trojan Way, Wrightsville, Georgia 31096

Carson Village

104 Short St, Wrightsville, Georgia 31096

Pine Terrace II

823 S Marcus St, Wrightsville, Georgia 31096

100 Doc Kemp Dr

100 Doc Kemp Dr, Wrightsville, Georgia 31096

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville, 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 Wrightsville, Georgia.

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

How many renters live in Wrightsville, Georgia?

The City of Wrightsville has 3,471 people living in 1,050 households.

There are 891 renters living in 366 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.67 percent of the population living in Wrightsville.

What is the rental market like in Wrightsville, Georgia?

There are an estimated 1,157 housing units in the Wrightsville area. Of these, 403 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wrightsville, Georgia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wrightsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Wrightsville is 9 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 Wrightsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wrightsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 64 161 113 20
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wrightsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 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 Wrightsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $758 to $1,270. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $758
One BR $788
Two BR $885
Three BR $1,247
Four BR $1,270
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wrightsville, Georgia

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

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 8 100 percent
One BR 64 100 percent
Two BR 156 97 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wrightsville, Georgia

How many affordable rental units are in Wrightsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 168
Public Housing 59
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 96
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wrightsville, Georgia

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

Income Based Apartments in Wrightsville, Georgia

Wrightsville features 138 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 Wrightsville, Georgia

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wrightsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wrightsville, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wrightsville landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Wrightsville.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.