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

Discover affordable housing in Maxton 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.

Brookside Apartments

302 Austin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Baldwin Place Apartments

701 W Baldwin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Carolina Pines Apartments

320 S Austin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Steed Circle Apartments

130 Steed Cir, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Golden Pond Manor

1214 S Austin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Maxton Green Apartments

1 D Austin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Arc Hds Robeson County Apartments

718 S Austin St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Arc Hds Robeson County Group Home 2

520 S Elm St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Maxton Village Apartments

440 Charlie Watts Rd, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

Scattered Sites

103 N Hooper St, Maxton, North Carolina 28364

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Maxton, 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 Maxton, 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 Maxton, North Carolina.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Maxton, North Carolina.
Operates the Public Housing, Moving to Work programs for Maxton, North Carolina.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Maxton, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Maxton, North Carolina?

The City of Maxton has 2,300 people living in 906 households.

There are 1,288 renters living in 510 renter households in this City. Renters make up 56 percent of the population living in Maxton.

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

There are an estimated 1,091 housing units in the Maxton area. Of these, 554 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Maxton, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Maxton?

The rental vacancy rate in Maxton is 6 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 Maxton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maxton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
165 33 89 190 19
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Maxton

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Maxton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $645 to $1,248. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $645
One BR $652
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,081
Four BR $1,248
2024 Fair Market Rents in Maxton, North Carolina

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

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 108 65 percent
One BR 29 88 percent
Two BR 56 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Maxton, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Maxton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 181
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 191
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Maxton, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Maxton, North Carolina

Maxton features 306 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 Maxton, North Carolina

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Maxton, North Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.