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

Discover affordable housing in Bentonia 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.

Landview Manor Apartments

102 Cannon Ave, Bentonia, Mississippi 39040

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bentonia, Mississippi
$17.69/hour
$10.44 (+144%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $10.44 (+144%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bentonia, Mississippi?

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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Bentonia, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Bentonia, Mississippi?

The City of Bentonia has 343 people living in 187 households.

There are 217 renters living in 130 renter households in this City. Renters make up 63.27 percent of the population living in Bentonia.

What is the rental market like in Bentonia, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 216 housing units in the Bentonia area. Of these, 130 units are rental homes, making up 60 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bentonia, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bentonia?

The rental vacancy rate in Bentonia is 0 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 Bentonia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bentonia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 47 23 50 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bentonia

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Bentonia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $706 to $1,244. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $706
One BR $711
Two BR $934
Three BR $1,131
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bentonia, Mississippi

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

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
One BR 46 98 percent
Two BR 22 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bentonia, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Bentonia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 28
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bentonia, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Bentonia, Mississippi

Bentonia features 28 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 Bentonia, Mississippi

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bentonia, Mississippi

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bentonia, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $841 and $1,027.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.