What HUD offices serve Rolesville, 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.
Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Rolesville.
How many renters live in Rolesville, North Carolina?
The City of Rolesville has 9,696 people living in 3,047 households.
There are 728 renters living in 270 renter households in this City. Renters make up 7.51 percent of the population living in Rolesville.
What is the rental market like in Rolesville, North Carolina?
There are an estimated 3,152 housing units in the Rolesville area. Of these, 270 units are rental homes, making up 9 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rolesville, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rolesville?
The rental vacancy rate in Rolesville 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 Rolesville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rolesville
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 176 | 50 | 24 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rolesville
A large number of apartments in Rolesville 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 Rolesville are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Rolesville
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 Rolesville, North Carolina
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Rolesville?
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 |
| Two BR | 76 | 43 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Rolesville, North Carolina
How many affordable rental units are in Rolesville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Rolesville, North Carolina including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 146 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rolesville, North Carolina
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Rolesville, North Carolina
Rolesville 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 Rolesville, North Carolina
There are 144 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rolesville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Rolesville, North Carolina
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rolesville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rolesville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rolesville, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,481 and $1,811.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
