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

Discover affordable housing in Shelbyville where there are 14+ 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.

Canterway Apartments

1898 Madison St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Lamplighter Estates

1900 Madison St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Bedford Manor Apartments

400 Barksdale Ln, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

The Ridge at Shelbyville

260 Anthony Ln, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Paddock Ridge

125 Sunlite Rd, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Park Trail Apartments

1601 Green Ln, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Clyde Rooker Senior Village

209D Buffalo Valley Dr, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Dr Tom Richards Center

201D Buffalo Valley Dr, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Tony Rice Trans Living

1601 E Depot St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Eastside Multifamily

100 Lentz St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Tate Apartments

923 Morton St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Brittany Hills Apartments

200 S Maple St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Parkway Apartments

408 Lane Pkwy, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

Eastside Multifamily and Elderly Housing

201 Lentz St, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shelbyville, Tennessee
$19.26/hour
$12.01 (+166%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $12.01 (+166%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Shelbyville, 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 Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Homeownership programs for Shelbyville, Tennessee.

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

How many renters live in Shelbyville, Tennessee?

The City of Shelbyville has 23,676 people living in 8,311 households.

There are 12,439 renters living in 4,199 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.54 percent of the population living in Shelbyville.

What is the rental market like in Shelbyville, Tennessee?

There are an estimated 8,865 housing units in the Shelbyville area. Of these, 4,543 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shelbyville, Tennessee, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shelbyville?

The rental vacancy rate in Shelbyville is 8 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 Shelbyville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelbyville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
269 786 2,048 803 248
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shelbyville

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Shelbyville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $835 to $1,359. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $835
One BR $906
Two BR $1,017
Three BR $1,261
Four BR $1,359
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shelbyville, Tennessee

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

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 15 6 percent
One BR 571 73 percent
Two BR 1,574 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shelbyville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Shelbyville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 366
Public Housing 429
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 108
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 14
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shelbyville, Tennessee

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

Income Based Apartments in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Shelbyville features 620 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 Shelbyville, Tennessee

There are 322 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shelbyville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shelbyville, Tennessee

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shelbyville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $915 and $1,119.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.