Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Middlesboro, KY

Discover affordable housing in Middlesboro where there are 6+ 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.

Cumberland Village Apartments

99 Cumberland Vlg, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

Cumberland Woods Assoc

370 S 13th Street, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

Bella Gardens Apartments

200 Bella Gdns, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

Yoakum and Junction

317 Schultz Hts, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

West End Homes

509 Westend Homes, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

Schultz Heights and Rennie Gayle

725 Hink Hts, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Middlesboro, Kentucky
$16.10/hour
$8.85 (+122%) more than Kentucky minimum wage and $8.85 (+122%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Middlesboro, Kentucky?

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 Middlesboro, Kentucky.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Middlesboro, Kentucky.

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

How many renters live in Middlesboro, Kentucky?

The City of Middlesboro has 9,383 people living in 3,862 households.

There are 4,054 renters living in 1,648 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.21 percent of the population living in Middlesboro.

What is the rental market like in Middlesboro, Kentucky?

There are an estimated 4,409 housing units in the Middlesboro area. Of these, 1,821 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Middlesboro, Kentucky, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Middlesboro?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middlesboro
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
144 232 771 353 90
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middlesboro

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 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 Middlesboro

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $707 to $1,359. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $707
One BR $757
Two BR $850
Three BR $1,198
Four BR $1,359
2024 Fair Market Rents in Middlesboro, Kentucky

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

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 85 59 percent
One BR 209 90 percent
Two BR 603 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Middlesboro, Kentucky

How many affordable rental units are in Middlesboro?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Public Housing 461
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 189
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Middlesboro, Kentucky

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

Income Based Apartments in Middlesboro, Kentucky

Middlesboro features 647 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 Middlesboro, Kentucky

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Middlesboro.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Middlesboro, Kentucky

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Middlesboro landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Middlesboro.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Middlesboro, Kentucky for a two-bedroom apartment is between $765 and $935.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.