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

Discover affordable housing in Biloxi where there are 28+ 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.

Summit Place Townhomes

890 Motsie Rd., Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Gabriel Manor

2321 Atkinson Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Santa Maria del Mar

674 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Beauvoir Pass Apartments

312 AGINCOURT AVE, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Elmwood Apartments

2020 Lawrence St, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Beauvoir Manor

264 Stennis Dr, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Brigdewater Park Apartments

14104 Big Ridge Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Timber Grove Apartments

10687 Auto Mall Pkwy, Biloxi, Mississippi 39540

Bayview Place

601 Bayview Ave, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

The Gates of Biloxi

7285 Woolmarket Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

The Estates at Juan De Cuevas

10472 Gorenflo Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39540

Park at Lemoyne Apartments

10365 Gorenflo Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39540

Bellemont Gardens

871 Motsie Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Cadet Point Senior Village

200 Maple St, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Providence Pointe II

1623 Popps Ferry Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Oakridge Park Apartments II Sun Belt Mgmt Co

15500 Big Ridge Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532

Water Street

634 Water St, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Woodland Towns Apartments

1655 Irish Hill Dr, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

Bayview Place

336 Trawler Ln, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

Gulf Shore Villas

2301 Atkinson Rd, Biloxi, Mississippi 39531

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Biloxi, Mississippi
$21.80/hour
$14.55 (+201%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $14.55 (+201%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Biloxi, 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), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Biloxi, Mississippi.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Biloxi, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Biloxi, Mississippi?

The City of Biloxi has 49,141 people living in 19,666 households.

There are 22,949 renters living in 10,010 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.7 percent of the population living in Biloxi.

What is the rental market like in Biloxi, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 23,314 housing units in the Biloxi area. Of these, 11,056 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Biloxi, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Biloxi?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Biloxi
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
270 2,305 3,477 3,350 526
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Biloxi

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Biloxi

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $825 to $1,626. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $825
One BR $923
Two BR $1,151
Three BR $1,525
Four BR $1,626
2024 Fair Market Rents in Biloxi, Mississippi

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

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 174 64 percent
One BR 1,371 59 percent
Two BR 2,342 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Biloxi, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Biloxi?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 953
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 499
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Biloxi, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi features 1,318 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 Biloxi, Mississippi

There are 1,532 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Biloxi.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Biloxi, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Biloxi landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Biloxi.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Biloxi, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,036 and $1,266.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.