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

Discover affordable housing in Nashville where there are 220+ 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.

Curb Victory Hall

1117 12th Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Gibson Creek Apartments

300 East Webster Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

Oakwood Flats

2071 Oakwood Ave., Nashville, Tennessee 37207

Hickory Ridge Apartments

585 Hickory Hills Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37189

Mosley on 6th

890 S. 6th St., Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Cheatham Place

1564 Ninth Ave N, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

Hallmark at Bellvue

5731 River Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37221

Hermitage Manor Apartments

1316 Tulip Grove Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37076

The Preserve at Metro Center

468 Ponder Pl, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

Burning Tree Apartments

345 Burning Tree Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37076

East River Place Apartments

233 N 8th St, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Whispering Oaks

100 Tanglewood Ct, Nashville, Tennessee 37211

Terrace Park Townhomes II

3110 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37214

Nance Place Apartments

8 Academy Pl, Nashville, Tennessee 37210

Carleen B. Waller Manor

106 31st Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37212

CWA Apartments I & II

500 Shelby Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Patriot Place

314 WILLIAMS AVE, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

Red Oaks

700 Dew St., Nashville, Tennessee 37206

Neighborhood Housing

1201 Hawkins Street (Office), Nashville, Tennessee 37203

Cumberland View

2316 25th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Nashville, Tennessee
$30.66/hour
$23.41 (+323%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $23.41 (+323%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Nashville, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Nashville, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Nashville, Tennessee?

The City of Nashville has 683,639 people living in 317,817 households.

There are 294,323 renters living in 151,285 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.05 percent of the population living in Nashville.

What is the rental market like in Nashville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 347,694 housing units in the Nashville area. Of these, 164,098 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Nashville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Nashville?

The rental vacancy rate in Nashville is 6 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 Nashville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nashville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11,076 49,022 59,144 24,327 6,534
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nashville

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Nashville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,404 to $2,482. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,404
One BR $1,442
Two BR $1,619
Three BR $2,035
Four BR $2,482
2024 Fair Market Rents in Nashville, Tennessee

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

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 6,911 62 percent
One BR 28,809 59 percent
Two BR 31,259 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Nashville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Nashville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 10,541
Public Housing 75
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 10,438
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 187
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 86
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Nashville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville features 10,946 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 Nashville, Tennessee

There are 8,935 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nashville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nashville, Tennessee

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Nashville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Nashville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Nashville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,457 and $1,781.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.