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Spring Haven Apartments

7 Perry Farms Rd
Cave Spring, Georgia
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Steve Pettis Court Apartments

4 Stewart Cir SW
Cave Spring, Georgia
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There are 24 low-income apartments in Cave Spring that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 31 low-income homes in Cave Spring 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 January 22nd, 2020. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Cave Spring, 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
Housing Authority of the City of Cave Spring Public Housing
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 Cave Spring.

Cave Spring, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Cave Spring, Georgia

Cave Spring features 31 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 Cave Spring, Georgia

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cave Spring.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cave Spring, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cave Spring, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $986 and $1,206.

2024 Cave Spring, 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
Cave Spring, Georgia Fair Market Rent $834 $834 $1,096 $1,394 $1,651
Cave Spring, Georgia Payment Standard Range $751 to $917 $751 to $917 $986 to $1,206 $1,255 to $1,533 $1,486 to $1,816

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Cave Spring, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 55
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 31
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 41.19%
Average Renter Household Size 2.08
Average Household Size 2.57
Median Household Income $36,429 ±$5,989
Median Rent $494 ±$42
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 50.75% ± 17.85pp
Total Population 1,355

Population and Household Demographics

Cave Spring is a city in Floyd County, Georgia with a population of 1,355. There are 488 households in the city with an average household size of 2.57 persons. 41.19% of households in Cave Spring are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Cave Spring

The median gross income for households in Cave Spring is $36,429 a year, or $3,036 a month. The median rent for the city is $494 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Cave Spring, a household making less than $1,647 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.75% of households who rent are overburdened in Cave Spring.

Area Median Income In Cave Spring

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 Cave Spring, the AMI is calculated from all households within Floyd County.

In Cave Spring, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,700

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 Cave Spring

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 Cave Spring

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Cave Spring AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,580 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $38,300 $40,950 $43,600
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Cave Spring AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$23,100 $26,400 $29,700 $33,000 $35,650 $38,300 $40,950 $43,600
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Cave Spring AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$37,000 $42,250 $47,550 $52,800 $57,050 $61,250 $65,500 $69,700