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

Discover affordable housing in Sunflower where there are 5+ 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.

Parker Estates

110 Stockyard Street Ext, Sunflower, Mississippi 38778

Sunflower River Apartments CO Dp Property Managers Inc

Quiver St, Sunflower, Mississippi 38778

Sunflower River Apartments

308 E Quiver St, Sunflower, Mississippi 38778

Porter Arms Apartments

310 Plantation Avenue Ext, Sunflower, Mississippi 38778

Pine Lane Apartments

506 N Martin Luther King Jr St, Sunflower, Mississippi 38778

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sunflower, 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 Sunflower, Mississippi?

The City of Sunflower has 1,144 people living in 439 households.

There are 567 renters living in 235 renter households in this City. Renters make up 49.56 percent of the population living in Sunflower.

What is the rental market like in Sunflower, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 489 housing units in the Sunflower area. Of these, 267 units are rental homes, making up 55 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sunflower, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sunflower?

The rental vacancy rate in Sunflower is 12 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 Sunflower for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sunflower
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13 5 121 68 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sunflower

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Sunflower

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $612 to $1,354. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $612
One BR $687
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,160
Four BR $1,354
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sunflower, Mississippi

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

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 13 100 percent
One BR 5 100 percent
Two BR 118 98 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sunflower, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Sunflower?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sunflower, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Sunflower, Mississippi

Sunflower features 108 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 Sunflower, Mississippi

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sunflower.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sunflower, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.