Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cleveland, TN

Discover affordable housing in Cleveland where there are 36+ 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.

Bradley Place Apartments

435 Kile Ln SW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Waters Edge Apartments

2360 Blackburn Road SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Horizon Square Apartments

2324 Georgetown Rd NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Cleveland Summit

44 Inman St, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Historic Sanda Mills Lofts

140 Edwards St., Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Ocoee Village

1350 2nd Street, NE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Pine Forest Apartments

3005 Henderson Avenue, NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37312

North Cleveland Towers

1200 Magnolia Ave NE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Park Place Apartments Annex

Elrod St, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Heritage Oaks Annex

354 Baldwin St SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Parktowne Apartments

2005 Westland Dr SW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Heritage Oaks

1955 White St SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Hilltop House

540 Johnson Blvd SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Magnolia Manor

1005 Zius Cir NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Park Place Apartments

875 Elrod St SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Stanford Place

2213 Bower Ln SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

Care and Growth I

4755 Frontage Rd NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37312

Care and Growth III

3745 Adkisson Dr NW, Cleveland, Tennessee 37312

Care and Growth II

1100 Blythe Ferry Rd NE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37312

Cherokee Hills Apartments

2020 Bates Pike SE, Cleveland, Tennessee 37311

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cleveland, Tennessee
$21.10/hour
$13.85 (+191%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $13.85 (+191%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cleveland, Tennessee?

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 Cleveland, Tennessee.

Go to the Tennessee Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Cleveland.

How many renters live in Cleveland, Tennessee?

The City of Cleveland has 47,725 people living in 17,801 households.

There are 21,089 renters living in 8,843 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.19 percent of the population living in Cleveland.

What is the rental market like in Cleveland, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 19,381 housing units in the Cleveland area. Of these, 9,370 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cleveland, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cleveland?

The rental vacancy rate in Cleveland is 3 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 Cleveland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
222 1,650 4,649 1,966 287
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cleveland

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Cleveland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $789 to $1,529. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $789
One BR $848
Two BR $1,114
Three BR $1,462
Four BR $1,529
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cleveland, Tennessee

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

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 190 86 percent
One BR 1,171 71 percent
Two BR 3,130 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cleveland, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Cleveland?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Cleveland, Tennessee including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 918
Public Housing 114
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 774
Section 236 Rental Assistance 8
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 44
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 13
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cleveland, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Cleveland, Tennessee

Cleveland features 871 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 Cleveland, Tennessee

There are 706 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cleveland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cleveland, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cleveland, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,003 and $1,225.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.