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Bowman Village Apartments

396 N Broad St
Bowman, Georgia
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Senior
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LIHTC
S515
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1-2 BR

Willow Lane Apts

158 Adams Circle
Bowman, Georgia
Rent Assisted
Senior
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S515
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There are 18 low-income apartments in Bowman that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in Bowman where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on April 23rd, 2021. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Bowman, Georgia

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.

Housing Authority Programs
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the Georgia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bowman.

Bowman, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Bowman, Georgia

Bowman features 24 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 Bowman, Georgia

There are 18 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bowman.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bowman, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bowman landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Bowman.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bowman, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

2024 Bowman, Georgia Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Bowman, Georgia Fair Market Rent $684 $689 $905 $1,106 $1,205
Bowman, Georgia Payment Standard Range $616 to $752 $620 to $758 $815 to $996 $995 to $1,217 $1,085 to $1,326

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Bowman, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 42
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 40.06%
Average Renter Household Size 2.12
Average Household Size 2.33
Median Household Income $26,439 ±$5,192
Median Rent $598 ±$42
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 72.41% ± 25.06pp
Total Population 842

Population and Household Demographics

Bowman is a city in Elbert County, Georgia with a population of 842. There are 362 households in the city with an average household size of 2.33 persons. 40.06% of households in Bowman are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bowman

The median gross income for households in Bowman is $26,439 a year, or $2,203 a month. The median rent for the city is $598 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bowman, a household making less than $1,993 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 72.41% of households who rent are overburdened in Bowman.

Area Median Income In Bowman

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Bowman, the AMI is calculated from all households within Elbert County.

In Bowman, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $55,400

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Bowman

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Bowman

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Bowman AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,580 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,100 $37,700 $40,300 $42,900
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Bowman AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$22,750 $26,000 $29,250 $32,500 $35,100 $37,700 $40,300 $42,900
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Bowman AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$36,400 $41,600 $46,800 $52,000 $56,200 $60,350 $64,500 $68,650