Low Income Apartments For Rent in Woodbury, GA

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Woodbury, 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 Woodbury.

Woodbury, Georgia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Woodbury, Georgia

Woodbury features 79 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 Woodbury, Georgia

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Woodbury.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Woodbury, Georgia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Woodbury, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $955 and $1,167.

2024 Woodbury, 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
Woodbury, Georgia Fair Market Rent	$802	$807	$1,061	$1,422	$1,530
Woodbury, Georgia Payment Standard Range	$722 to $882	$726 to $888	$955 to $1,167	$1,280 to $1,564	$1,377 to $1,683

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Woodbury, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2

Total Low Income Apartments 79

Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 79

Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 43.48%

Average Renter Household Size 2.70

Average Household Size 2.49

Median Household Income $26,875 ±$6,314

Median Rent $788 ±$116

Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 37.86% ± 26.67pp

Total Population 803

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	79
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	79
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	43.48%
Average Renter Household Size	2.70
Average Household Size	2.49
Median Household Income	$26,875 ±$6,314
Median Rent	$788 ±$116
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	37.86% ± 26.67pp
Total Population	803

Population and Household Demographics

Woodbury is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia with a population of 803. There are 322 households in the city with an average household size of 2.49 persons. 43.48% of households in Woodbury are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Woodbury

The median gross income for households in Woodbury is $26,875 a year, or $2,240 a month. The median rent for the city is $788 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Woodbury, a household making less than $2,627 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.86% of households who rent are overburdened in Woodbury.

Area Median Income In Woodbury

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 Woodbury, the AMI is calculated from all households within Meriwether County.

In Woodbury, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $64,500

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 Woodbury

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 Woodbury

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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 Woodbury 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