Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tippah County, MS

Discover affordable housing in Tippah County where there are 12+ 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.

Oakhaven Apartments

1120 N Commerce St, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Ripley Apartments

203 Elmwood St, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Ripley Townhouses

316 Market Street Ext, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Timber Hills Ind. Living Complex of Tippah County

2820 County Road 564, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Blue Mountain Prop CO Massengill Prop Inc

6210 Highway 15, Blue Mountain, Mississippi 38610

Ripley Apartments Ltd CO Massengill Prop Inc

209 Elmwood St, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Pine Valley Apartments

300 Martindale Ln, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Ripley Manor

226 Market St, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Tippah County Elder

Martindale Lane, Ripley, Mississippi

Meadowview Sub ; Apartments Eastgate Ridgeland T

309 Tillery St, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Ripley Housing Lp

130 Roberson Rd, Ripley, Mississippi 38663

Walnut Ha

90 Hunt St, Walnut, Mississippi 38683

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tippah County, 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 Tippah County, 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 programs for Tippah County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Tippah County, Mississippi?

The County of Tippah County has 21,769 people living in 8,091 households.

There are 6,157 renters living in 2,212 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.28 percent of the population living in Tippah County.

What is the rental market like in Tippah County, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 9,891 housing units in the Tippah County area. Of these, 2,424 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tippah County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tippah County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tippah County 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 Tippah County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tippah County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
163 124 699 985 104
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tippah County

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 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 Tippah County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $738 to $1,203. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $738
One BR $742
Two BR $903
Three BR $1,202
Four BR $1,203
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tippah County, Mississippi

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

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 68 42 percent
One BR 79 64 percent
Two BR 327 47 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tippah County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Tippah County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 68
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 178
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 163
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tippah County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Tippah County, Mississippi

Tippah County features 336 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 Tippah County, Mississippi

There are 68 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tippah County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tippah County, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.