Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Alamance County, NC

Discover affordable housing in Alamance County where there are 50+ 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.

Elmwood Apartments

616 E Oakwood St, Mebane, North Carolina 27302

Graham Village Apartments

904 E Hanover Rd, Graham, North Carolina 27253

Azalea Circle

400 Steele St, Gibsonville, North Carolina 27249

Amberly Trace

186 Amberson Way, Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Cedar Hill Apartments

275 South 11th Street, Mebane, North Carolina 27302

Auburn Trace Apartments I & II

2944 Auburn Dr, Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Cedar Ridge Apartments

181 N Wilkins Rd, Haw River, North Carolina 27258

Guilford Greene

Slade St, Gibsonville, North Carolina 27249

Brighton Place Apartments

1139 N First St, Mebane, North Carolina 27302

La Shawn Valley Apartments

702 Slade St, Gibsonville, North Carolina 27249

Tanglewood Apartments

600 S First St, Mebane, North Carolina 27302

Spencer Brown Thomas Homes

431 Sellars St, Burlington, North Carolina 27217

Woodridge Apartments

1620 Morningside Drive, Burlington, North Carolina 27217

Alamance Plaza

111 Maple Ave, Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Burlington Homes

507 Everett St, Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Ralph Clayton Homes

22 Cates Cir, Graham, North Carolina 27253

Willows, The

124 Tarpley St, Burlington, North Carolina 27215

Lakeside Apartments

702 Lakeside Drive, Burlington, North Carolina 27217

Norfolk Village

1011 Ivey Rd, Graham, North Carolina 27253

Westhampton Apartments

1015 Mebane Airport Rd, Mebane, North Carolina 27302

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Alamance County, North Carolina
$23.01/hour
$15.76 (+217%) more than North Carolina minimum wage and $15.76 (+217%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Alamance County, 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 Alamance County, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Alamance County, North Carolina?

The County of Alamance County has 176,353 people living in 70,125 households.

There are 59,108 renters living in 26,317 renter households in this County. Renters make up 33.52 percent of the population living in Alamance County.

What is the rental market like in Alamance County, North Carolina?

There are an estimated 74,055 housing units in the Alamance County area. Of these, 24,454 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Alamance County, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Alamance County?

The rental vacancy rate in Alamance County is 5 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 Alamance County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alamance County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
342 3,243 11,100 10,014 1,131
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alamance County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Alamance County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $828 to $1,713. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $828
One BR $1,043
Two BR $1,215
Three BR $1,523
Four BR $1,713
2024 Fair Market Rents in Alamance County, North Carolina

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

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 180 53 percent
One BR 2,112 65 percent
Two BR 7,914 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Alamance County, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Alamance County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,114
Public Housing 170
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 759
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 40
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 94
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 228
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Alamance County, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County features 1,714 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 Alamance County, North Carolina

There are 599 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Alamance County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alamance County, North Carolina

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Alamance County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Alamance County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alamance County, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,094 and $1,337.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.