Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Haywood County, TN

Discover affordable housing in Haywood County where there are 27+ 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.

Ingram St Apartments

980 Ingram St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Ingram 4 Apartments

1006 Ingram St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

501 - 503 Bradford St

501 N Bradford Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

505 507 N Bradford

505 N Bradford Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

434 438 S Washington

434 S Washington Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Ingram IV

1020 Ingram St, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Washington Street Apartments

426 S Washington Ave, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Haywood County, 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 Haywood County, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Haywood County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Haywood County, Tennessee?

The County of Haywood County has 17,806 people living in 7,200 households.

There are 7,139 renters living in 3,018 renter households in this County. Renters make up 40.09 percent of the population living in Haywood County.

What is the rental market like in Haywood County, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 8,274 housing units in the Haywood County area. Of these, 3,244 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Haywood County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Haywood County?

The rental vacancy rate in Haywood 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 Haywood County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haywood County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
51 528 1,116 1,175 129
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Haywood County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 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 Haywood County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,392. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $651
One BR $655
Two BR $861
Three BR $1,144
Four BR $1,392
2024 Fair Market Rents in Haywood County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Haywood 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 37 73 percent
One BR 446 84 percent
Two BR 687 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Haywood County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Haywood County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 307
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 186
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 370
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Haywood County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Haywood County, Tennessee

Haywood County features 487 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 Haywood County, Tennessee

There are 204 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Haywood County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Haywood County, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Haywood County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Haywood County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.