; Low Income Apartments For Rent in St. Pauls, NC

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Fox Ridge Apartments

120 South McGoogan Street
St. Pauls, North Carolina
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There are 0 low-income apartments in St. Pauls that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 52 low-income homes in St. Pauls 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 December 13th, 2017. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving St. Pauls, North Carolina

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
Lumberton Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Robeson County Housing Authority Public Housing; Moving to Work
Southeastern Community and Family Services Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the North Carolina Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near St. Pauls.

St. Pauls, North Carolina Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in St. Pauls, North Carolina

St. Pauls features 52 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 St. Pauls, North Carolina

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in St. Pauls, North Carolina

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St. Pauls, North Carolina for a two-bedroom apartment is between $770 and $942.

2024 St. Pauls, North Carolina 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
St. Pauls, North Carolina Fair Market Rent $645 $652 $856 $1,081 $1,248
St. Pauls, North Carolina Payment Standard Range $581 to $710 $587 to $717 $770 to $942 $973 to $1,189 $1,123 to $1,373

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

St. Pauls, NC Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 52
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 52
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 51.06%
Average Renter Household Size 2.66
Average Household Size 2.47
Median Household Income $24,693 ±$3,806
Median Rent $533 ±$37
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 35.29% ± 10pp
Total Population 2,223

Population and Household Demographics

St. Pauls is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina with a population of 2,223. There are 899 households in the city with an average household size of 2.47 persons. 51.06% of households in St. Pauls are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in St. Pauls

The median gross income for households in St. Pauls is $24,693 a year, or $2,058 a month. The median rent for the city is $533 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In St. Pauls, a household making less than $1,777 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 35.29% of households who rent are overburdened in St. Pauls.

Area Median Income In St. Pauls

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 St. Pauls, the AMI is calculated from all households within Robeson County.

In St. Pauls, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $54,700

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 St. Pauls

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 St. Pauls

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the St. Pauls AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,580 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,150 $42,950 $45,700
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the St. Pauls AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$24,250 $27,700 $31,150 $34,600 $37,400 $40,150 $42,950 $45,700
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the St. Pauls AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$38,750 $44,300 $49,850 $55,350 $59,800 $64,250 $68,650 $73,100