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

Discover affordable housing in Lillington where there are 8+ 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.

Fairview Manor Apartments

33 Macy Lane #129, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Fairview Pointe Apartments

192 Bryson Ct, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Dry Brook Apartments Homes

176 Dry Brook Cir, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Cape Fear Apartments

301 West Edgar Street, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Ivey Village

300 W Ivey St, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Ivey Ridge

805 Summerville-Mamers Road, Lillington, North Carolina

Harnett Manor

RR 6 Box 1, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

Heritage Valley II

300 N 10th St, Lillington, North Carolina 27546

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lillington, North Carolina
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lillington, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Lillington, North Carolina.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Lillington, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Lillington, North Carolina?

The City of Lillington has 4,566 people living in 1,251 households.

There are 1,146 renters living in 545 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.1 percent of the population living in Lillington.

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

There are an estimated 1,400 housing units in the Lillington area. Of these, 601 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lillington, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lillington?

The rental vacancy rate in Lillington is 0 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 Lillington for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lillington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 42 311 149 36
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lillington

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Lillington

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $851 to $1,911. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $851
One BR $857
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,587
Four BR $1,911
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lillington, North Carolina

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

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
One BR 29 69 percent
Two BR 274 88 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lillington, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Lillington?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 142
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 34
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lillington, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Lillington, North Carolina

Lillington features 78 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 Lillington, North Carolina

There are 144 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lillington.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lillington, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lillington landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lillington.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lillington, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.