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

Discover affordable housing in Garner where there are 10+ 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.

Bowman Manor

539 Glen Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Weston Trace Apartments

204 Westcroft Dr, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Chadwick Apartments

305 E Garner Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Avery Square

120 Avery St, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Olde School Commons Apartments

742 W Garner Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Pennington Grove 1 & 2

1000 Pennington Grove Way, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Cleveland Green Apartments

401 Lainey St, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Glenbrook Meadows

295 Glen Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529

Sandlin Branch Townhomes

102 Audrey Ct, Garner, North Carolina 27529

North Carolina Dept. Comm

Weston Rd, Garner, North Carolina 27529

calendar_today Opened: May 1
calendar_today Closed: Oct 31,

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Garner, North Carolina
$31.17/hour
$23.92 (+330%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $23.92 (+330%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Garner, North Carolina Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Garner, 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 programs for Garner, North Carolina.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Garner, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Garner, North Carolina?

The City of Garner has 31,684 people living in 12,360 households.

There are 10,489 renters living in 4,456 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.11 percent of the population living in Garner.

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

There are an estimated 13,367 housing units in the Garner area. Of these, 5,074 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garner, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garner?

The rental vacancy rate in Garner is 9 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 Garner for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garner
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21 953 2,141 1,257 65
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garner

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 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 Garner

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,427 to $2,711. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,427
One BR $1,466
Two BR $1,646
Three BR $2,035
Four BR $2,711
2024 Fair Market Rents in Garner, North Carolina

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

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 18 86 percent
One BR 756 79 percent
Two BR 1,330 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Garner, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Garner?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 490
Public Housing 23
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garner, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Garner, North Carolina

Garner features 41 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 Garner, North Carolina

There are 426 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garner.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garner, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garner landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Garner.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garner, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,481 and $1,811.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.