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

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Union Court

401 Walker Street, Roper, North Carolina 27970

Wilkins Court

56 Bullock St, Roper, North Carolina 27970

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Reported On March 26th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Roper, 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 Roper, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Roper, North Carolina.

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

How many renters live in Roper, North Carolina?

The City of Roper has 502 people living in 233 households.

There are 188 renters living in 120 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.45 percent of the population living in Roper.

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

There are an estimated 324 housing units in the Roper area. Of these, 126 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roper, North Carolina, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roper?

The rental vacancy rate in Roper 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 Roper for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roper
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
23 15 55 27 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roper

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

Among renter households in this market, 73 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 53 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 Roper

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $647 to $1,353. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $647
One BR $651
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,035
Four BR $1,353
2024 Fair Market Rents in Roper, North Carolina

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

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 14 61 percent
One BR 12 80 percent
Two BR 43 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roper, North Carolina

How many affordable rental units are in Roper?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 16
Public Housing 31
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roper, North Carolina

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

Income Based Apartments in Roper, North Carolina

Roper features 30 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 Roper, North Carolina

There are 16 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Roper.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roper, North Carolina

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.