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

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Hannah Heights

Hannah St, Ethel, Mississippi 39067

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ethel, 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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What HUD offices serve Ethel, 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 Public Housing programs for Ethel, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Ethel, Mississippi?

The City of Ethel has 369 people living in 106 households.

There are 133 renters living in 32 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.04 percent of the population living in Ethel.

What is the rental market like in Ethel, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 146 housing units in the Ethel area. Of these, 36 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ethel, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ethel?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ethel
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 5 10 11 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ethel

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Ethel

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $683 to $1,219. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $683
One BR $687
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,214
Four BR $1,219
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ethel, Mississippi

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

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 0 100 percent
Two BR 8 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ethel, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Ethel?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 28
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ethel, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Ethel, Mississippi

Ethel 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 Ethel, Mississippi

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ethel, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.