Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fayetteville, NC

Discover affordable housing in Fayetteville where there are 67+ 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.

Towers West Apartments

810 Executive Pl, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28305

Abilities at Cumberland Towers

2520 Cumberland Creek Dr, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28306

Village at Northgate

335 Sugar Bush Ln, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

Abilities at Bartons Landing

683 Bartons Landing Pl, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28314

Briarcliff Condos

1800 Tryon Dr, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303

Rosehill Garden Apartments

216 Tiffany Ct, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Tera Gardens Apartments

233 Law Road, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

Edwards Place

311 Moore St, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Tamarack on the Lake Apartments

3613 Pine Lake Dr, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

Hoke Loop Commons

5451 Hubble Dr., Fayetteville, North Carolina 28314

McArthur Park Apartments

502 Setter Dr., Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

West Fayetteville Place Apartments

2510 Matthew Thomas Circle, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304

Cross Creek Pointe

363- B Winding Spring Trl, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Tokay Green Apartments

1928 Florida Dr, Fayetteville, North Carolina 0

Dogwood Manor

Alfred ST, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Hickory Ridge

1241 Beebe Estate Cir, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28314

Oak Run

400 Truth Ct, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301

Lafayette Park

3510 Monument Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304

Longview Apartments

121 Longview Dr, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

Blanton Green Apartments II

1144 Lauren McNeill Loop, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fayetteville, North Carolina
$24.47/hour
$17.22 (+238%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $17.22 (+238%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fayetteville, 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), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher, Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) programs for Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

The City of Fayetteville has 208,888 people living in 84,755 households.

There are 92,606 renters living in 42,800 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.33 percent of the population living in Fayetteville.

What is the rental market like in Fayetteville, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 92,076 housing units in the Fayetteville area. Of these, 45,360 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fayetteville, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fayetteville?

The rental vacancy rate in Fayetteville is 4 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 Fayetteville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fayetteville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,513 5,694 17,866 15,596 1,781
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fayetteville

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Fayetteville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,120 to $2,193. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,120
One BR $1,120
Two BR $1,292
Three BR $1,759
Four BR $2,193
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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

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 763 50 percent
One BR 3,701 65 percent
Two BR 11,911 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fayetteville, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Fayetteville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,656
Public Housing 779
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 908
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 91
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 52
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville features 1,877 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 Fayetteville, North Carolina

There are 2,283 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fayetteville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fayetteville, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,163 and $1,421.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.