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

Discover affordable housing in Wayne County where there are 8+ 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.

Riverwood Apartments

509 Riverwood Dr, Clifton, Tennessee 38425

Willowbrook Apartments

49 Willowbrook Dr, Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Waynesboro Village Apartments

111 Vaughn St, Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Grandview Apartments

216 Grandview Dr, Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Spring Valley Apartments

109 Spring Valley Ct, Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Collinwood Apts

839 Highway 13 South, Collinwood, Tennessee

Waynesboro Colonial CO Landura Mgmt

329 Highway 64 W, Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485

Clifton Cdp Properties

207 River Ridge Rd, Clifton, Tennessee 38425

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Wayne County, Tennessee?

The County of Wayne County has 16,325 people living in 5,744 households.

There are 2,843 renters living in 1,134 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.42 percent of the population living in Wayne County.

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

There are an estimated 7,184 housing units in the Wayne County area. Of these, 1,261 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wayne County, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wayne County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wayne County is 10 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 Wayne County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wayne County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
49 202 459 404 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wayne County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Wayne County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $651 to $1,147. 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 $1,043
Four BR $1,147
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wayne County, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wayne 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 30 61 percent
One BR 181 90 percent
Two BR 261 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wayne County, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Wayne County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 136
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 19
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 173
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wayne County, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Wayne County, Tennessee

Wayne County features 208 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 Wayne County, Tennessee

There are 5 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wayne County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wayne County, Tennessee

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.