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

Discover affordable housing in Yazoo County where there are 22+ 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.

Clubview Apartments

481 Westview Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Willow Wood Apartments

925 Grady Ave, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Shady Lane Apartments

740 Shady Drive, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Broadmoor Village

491 Westview Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Yazoo City Senior Apartments

321 N Wise St, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Landview Manor Apartments

102 Cannon Ave, Bentonia, Mississippi 39040

Cornerstone Apartments

2311 Gordon Ave, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Lintonia Apartments

203 E Ninth St, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Kings Dau and Sons Group

1095 Calhoun Ave, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

H.A. Scott Riverside Apartments

725 Streamline Drive, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Yazoo Estates

274 N Locust St, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Oak Haven Apartments

743 Shady Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Fouche Commons Development, LP / Betty Reed

West 7th Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Jonestown Apartments

575 Streamline Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Genesis Court

308 Genesis Ct, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

League Cove and Roberts Estates

121 Lindsey Lawn Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Yazoo City Lp

1031 Grady Ave, Yazoo City, Mississippi

Fairview Apts

203 Hugh J Mcgraw Dr, Yazoo City, Mississippi

Graystone Apartments II

826 W Second St, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

Magnolia Hms Delta Apartments

152 W Delta Cir, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yazoo County, 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 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Yazoo County, Mississippi.

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

How many renters live in Yazoo County, Mississippi?

The County of Yazoo County has 27,467 people living in 8,807 households.

There are 9,952 renters living in 3,750 renter households in this County. Renters make up 36.23 percent of the population living in Yazoo County.

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

There are an estimated 10,418 housing units in the Yazoo County area. Of these, 3,845 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yazoo County, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yazoo County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yazoo County is 2 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 County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yazoo County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
89 570 951 1,875 265
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yazoo County

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 County

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 County, Mississippi

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yazoo 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 47 53 percent
One BR 426 75 percent
Two BR 488 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yazoo County, Mississippi

How many affordable rental units are in Yazoo County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 959
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 389
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 6
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 221
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yazoo County, Mississippi

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

Income Based Apartments in Yazoo County, Mississippi

Yazoo County features 851 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 County, Mississippi

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yazoo County, Mississippi

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.