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

Discover affordable housing in Knox County where there are 100+ 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.

Westview Towers

7823 Gleason Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

Ridgebrook Apartments

2121 Ridgebrook Ln, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921

Sertoma Group Home Glenoaks Drive

812 Glenoaks Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37912

Riverview St Marys

5845 E John Sevier Hwy, Knoxville, Tennessee 37924

Sertoma Group Home Groner Drive

1136 Groner Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915

Sunnybrook Apartments

4500 Doris Cir, Knoxville, Tennessee 37918

Sertoma Group Home River Shores

1916 River Shores Dr, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914

Horizon House I

1903 Piney Grove Church Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37909

Goodman Powell Court

4209 Coffey St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

Dogwood Terrace

8729 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923

Shamrock Place

701 Shamrock Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

St Marys Villa

4121 E Emory Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37938

Maude Booth Gardens

4452 Maud Booth Way , Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Victory House

4425 Plymouth Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914

White Oak Crossing

290 Quaker Way, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

Arbor Place Apartments

2727 Arbor Pl, Knoxville, Tennessee 37917

Pine Ridge Apartments

4700 Schubert Rd, Knoxville, Tennessee 37912

Five Points Infill Housing

317 McConnell St, Knoxville, Tennessee 37915

Lonsdale Homes

2020 Minnesota Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee 37921

North Ridge Crossing

712 Breda Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37918

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Knox County, Tennessee
$23.13/hour
$15.88 (+219%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $15.88 (+219%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Knox 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 Knox County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Knox County, Tennessee?

The County of Knox County has 494,574 people living in 201,193 households.

There are 144,765 renters living in 69,590 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.27 percent of the population living in Knox County.

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

There are an estimated 217,248 housing units in the Knox County area. Of these, 73,791 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Knox County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Knox County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Knox County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,507 17,915 30,095 15,307 3,520
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Knox County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Knox County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $985 to $1,833. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $985
One BR $1,000
Two BR $1,221
Three BR $1,578
Four BR $1,833
2024 Fair Market Rents in Knox County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Knox 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 1,990 79 percent
One BR 9,455 53 percent
Two BR 14,822 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Knox County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Knox County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,520
Public Housing 191
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 6,365
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Section 236 Rental Assistance 9
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 162
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 44
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 175
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Knox County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Knox County, Tennessee

Knox County features 7,226 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 Knox County, Tennessee

There are 3,233 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Knox County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Knox County, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Knox County, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,099 and $1,343.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.