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

Discover affordable housing in Dyersburg where there are 13+ 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.

Greentree Apartments

725 US Highway 51 Byp E, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Eaglewood V Apartments

600 Eaglewood Dr, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Meadow Lane Apartments

625 Hwy 51 By-Pass E, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

St Joseph Village

885 US Highway 51 Byp W, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Peachtree Park Apartments

1970 Peach Ave, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Mciver Manor Apartments

745 Tucker Street, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Wesley Homes of Dyersburg

850 US Highway 51 Byp N, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

The Willows

1011 Caleb Dr, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Wesley Hills - Dyersburg

1020 Caleb Dr, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Gardner Heights

300 Wilson Cir, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Dyersburg Rental Project

469 Fairbanks Ave, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Forked Deer Group Home

2064 Ellen Dr, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Dyersburg Cdp Properties

Southwood Subdivision, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38025

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dyersburg, Tennessee
$16.31/hour
$9.06 (+125%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $9.06 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dyersburg, 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 Public Housing programs for Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Dyersburg, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Dyersburg, Tennessee?

The City of Dyersburg has 16,170 people living in 6,635 households.

There are 7,757 renters living in 3,280 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.97 percent of the population living in Dyersburg.

What is the rental market like in Dyersburg, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 7,452 housing units in the Dyersburg area. Of these, 3,597 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dyersburg, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dyersburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Dyersburg is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Dyersburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dyersburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 716 1,377 1,014 116
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dyersburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Dyersburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $681 to $1,315. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $681
One BR $685
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,213
Four BR $1,315
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dyersburg, Tennessee

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

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 74 percent
One BR 526 73 percent
Two BR 1,011 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dyersburg, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Dyersburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 250
Public Housing 292
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 285
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 22
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 146
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dyersburg, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Dyersburg, Tennessee

Dyersburg features 782 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 Dyersburg, Tennessee

There are 128 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dyersburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dyersburg, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dyersburg landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Dyersburg.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dyersburg, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $775 and $947.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.