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

Discover affordable housing in Tupelo where there are 20+ 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.

Nathaniel Place/ Barley Court Apartments

840 Barley Ct, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Ashbury Court

108 Ashbury Ct, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Hancock Estates

1408 Ida St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Haven Rentals

3465 Willie Moore Rd, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Kirkwood Apartments the Glen at Kirkwood

202 Milford St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Magnolia Manor

1514 Country Wood Cv, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Verona Estates

119 Lakeland Drive, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

King Pines

2050 Kenmer Ln, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Hilldale Apartments

320 Monument Dr, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

South Park Manor Apartments

2003 S Green St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Gateway West Apartments ( Dba Oak Creek Apartments

508 Lumpkin Ave, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Tupelo Seniors

3286 Highway 145, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804

Timberlawn Apartments

2002 S Green St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Traceway Manor

2800 W Main St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Tall Oaks East and West

32500 Telegraph Rd, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Haven Apts Lp

3031 Willie Moore Road, Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo Pch, Llc

1129 Mississippi 6, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Canal Street

601 Herring Cir, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804

Meadow Park Haven Acres Coggins

3396 Brooks St, Tupelo, Mississippi 38801

Clayton Place

401 Clayton Ave, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tupelo, Mississippi
$19.79/hour
$12.54 (+173%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $12.54 (+173%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tupelo, 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 Tupelo, Mississippi.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Tupelo, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Tupelo, Mississippi?

The City of Tupelo has 37,939 people living in 15,282 households.

There are 13,348 renters living in 5,816 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.18 percent of the population living in Tupelo.

What is the rental market like in Tupelo, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 17,304 housing units in the Tupelo area. Of these, 6,337 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tupelo, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tupelo?

The rental vacancy rate in Tupelo is 7 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 Tupelo for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tupelo
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,030 971 1,919 1,554 342
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tupelo

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Tupelo

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $853 to $1,486. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $853
One BR $859
Two BR $1,045
Three BR $1,319
Four BR $1,486
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tupelo, Mississippi

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

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 545 53 percent
One BR 658 68 percent
Two BR 1,146 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tupelo, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Tupelo?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,328
Public Housing 388
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 482
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 3
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tupelo, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Tupelo, Mississippi

Tupelo features 1,082 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 Tupelo, Mississippi

There are 1,070 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tupelo.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tupelo, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tupelo landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tupelo.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tupelo, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $941 and $1,150.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.