Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Arcola, MS

Discover affordable housing in Arcola where there are 1+ 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.

Arcola Apartments Homes Lp

400 Cemetary Rd, Arcola, Mississippi 38722

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Arcola, Mississippi
$17.10/hour
$9.85 (+136%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $9.85 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Arcola, Mississippi?

The City of Arcola has 208 people living in 71 households.

There are 63 renters living in 26 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.29 percent of the population living in Arcola.

What is the rental market like in Arcola, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 128 housing units in the Arcola area. Of these, 38 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Arcola, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Arcola?

The rental vacancy rate in Arcola is 32 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 Arcola for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Arcola
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 6 18 2
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Arcola

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

Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Arcola

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $668 to $1,463. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $668
One BR $773
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,249
Four BR $1,463
2024 Fair Market Rents in Arcola, Mississippi

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

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
Two BR 3 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Arcola, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Arcola?

Income Based Apartments in Arcola, Mississippi

Arcola features 0 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 Arcola, Mississippi

There are 14 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Arcola.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Arcola, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Arcola landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Arcola.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Arcola, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $813 and $993.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.