Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lake Lure, NC

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Lake Vista

326 Vista Apartments Dr , Lake Lure, North Carolina 28746

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lake Lure, North Carolina
$16.21/hour
$8.96 (+124%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $8.96 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lake Lure, 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), Homeownership Voucher, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Lake Lure, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Lake Lure, North Carolina?

The City of Lake Lure has 1,575 people living in 836 households.

There are 282 renters living in 129 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.9 percent of the population living in Lake Lure.

What is the rental market like in Lake Lure, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 2,242 housing units in the Lake Lure area. Of these, 595 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lake Lure, North Carolina, there are 5 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lake Lure?

The rental vacancy rate in Lake Lure is 71 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 Lake Lure for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lake Lure
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
25 17 42 45 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lake Lure

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Lake Lure

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $733 to $1,367. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $733
One BR $737
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,117
Four BR $1,367
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lake Lure, North Carolina

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

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 7 28 percent
One BR 10 59 percent
Two BR 18 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lake Lure, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Lake Lure?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lake Lure, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Lake Lure, North Carolina

Lake Lure features 0 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 Lake Lure, North Carolina

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lake Lure.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lake Lure, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lake Lure landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Lake Lure.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lake Lure, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $770 and $942.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.