Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Brunswick County, NC

Discover affordable housing in Brunswick County where there are 17+ 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.

River Pointe Apartments

4620 White St, Shallotte, North Carolina 28470

Sunset Creek Senior Commons

1401 Sunset Creek Way, Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina 28469

Abbington Oaks

4744 Southport Supply Rd SE, Southport, North Carolina 28461

Egret Pointe

1005 Egret Nest Cir, Leland, North Carolina 28479

Southport Green Apartments

1000 Pickerrell Dr, Southport, North Carolina 28461

Westgate Senior Apartments

9200 Oceangate Plaza Ext, Leland, North Carolina 28451

Windtree Apartments

1229 N Caswell Ave, Southport, North Carolina 28461

Fiddlers Creek Phase II

1211 N Caswell Ave, Southport, North Carolina 28461

Brunswick Village Apartments

249 E 11th Street, Southport, North Carolina 28461

Harbor Meadows

1420 Sherman Dr, Calabash, North Carolina 28467

Artesa Village Apartments

7828 High Market Street, Sunset Beach, North Carolina 28468

Cardinal Pointe

37 Paisley Lane , Shallotte, North Carolina 28470

Shallotte Villas

4580 White St, Shallotte, North Carolina 28470

Sacred Heart Villas

5339 Dosher Cutoff, Southport, North Carolina 28461

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4763 Milliken St, Shallotte, North Carolina 28470

Westgate Senior Apartments

1001 Hunterstone Dr, Leland, North Carolina 28451

Shallotte Manor Apartments

408 Whiteville Road, Shallotte, North Carolina

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brunswick County, North Carolina
$21.44/hour
$14.19 (+196%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $14.19 (+196%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brunswick County, North Carolina?

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) programs for Brunswick County, North Carolina.

Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Brunswick County.

How many renters live in Brunswick County, North Carolina?

The County of Brunswick County has 153,064 people living in 69,478 households.

There are 21,837 renters living in 10,562 renter households in this County. Renters make up 14.27 percent of the population living in Brunswick County.

What is the rental market like in Brunswick County, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 98,129 housing units in the Brunswick County area. Of these, 15,255 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brunswick County, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brunswick County?

The rental vacancy rate in Brunswick County is 28 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 Brunswick County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brunswick County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
331 834 3,254 4,980 353
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brunswick County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Brunswick County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $951 to $1,921. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $951
One BR $1,008
Two BR $1,132
Three BR $1,595
Four BR $1,921
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brunswick County, North Carolina

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brunswick 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 100 30 percent
One BR 319 38 percent
Two BR 1,645 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brunswick County, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Brunswick County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Brunswick County, North Carolina including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 946
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 38
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 158
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brunswick County, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Brunswick County, North Carolina

Brunswick County features 165 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 Brunswick County, North Carolina

There are 690 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brunswick County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brunswick County, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brunswick County, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,019 and $1,245.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.