Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Yazoo City, MS

Discover affordable housing in Yazoo City where there are 21+ 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.

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yazoo City, Mississippi
$17.69/hour
$10.44 (+144%) more than Mississippi minimum wage and $10.44 (+144%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Yazoo City, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Yazoo City, Mississippi.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Yazoo City, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Yazoo City, Mississippi?

The City of Yazoo City has 10,573 people living in 3,444 households.

There are 6,403 renters living in 2,064 renter households in this City. Renters make up 60.56 percent of the population living in Yazoo City.

What is the rental market like in Yazoo City, Mississippi?

There are an estimated 4,101 housing units in the Yazoo City area. Of these, 2,107 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yazoo City, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yazoo City?

The rental vacancy rate in Yazoo City is 1 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 Yazoo City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yazoo City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
69 333 596 961 105
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yazoo City

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Yazoo City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $706 to $1,244. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $706
One BR $711
Two BR $934
Three BR $1,131
Four BR $1,244
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yazoo City, Mississippi

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

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 30 43 percent
One BR 265 80 percent
Two BR 367 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yazoo City, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Yazoo City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 493
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 188
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 5
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 96
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yazoo City, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Yazoo City, Mississippi

Yazoo City features 823 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 Yazoo City, Mississippi

There are 369 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yazoo City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yazoo City, Mississippi

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Yazoo City landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Yazoo City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yazoo City, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $841 and $1,027.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.