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501 Forest Park Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37115
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers469 Ponder Pl, Nashville, Tennessee 37228
payment $825-925/mo. switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible400 E Nocturne Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207
payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible3301 Creekwood Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207
payment Subsidized344 Bell Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37217
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible2333 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37228
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible1500 Porter Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37206
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible100 Pennington Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37206
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible1501 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37208
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible307 Susannah Ct, Nashville, Tennessee 37209
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible621 North Dupont Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37115
payment Subsidized5800 Maudina Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37209
payment Subsidized500 Ocala Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible3940 Bell Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37076
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible1717 Hobson Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37013
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers431 Ocala Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37211
payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible60 Lester Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37210
bed Studio-1 payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible1500 12th Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37203
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers2125 N 26th Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37208
bed Studio-2 switch_access_shortcut Short Wait real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers2715 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37207
payment $490-796/mo. payment SubsidizedLook for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers elderly Senior payment Income Based accessibility Accessible accessible_forward Disability real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Nashville, Tennessee$23.41 (+323%) more than Tennessee minimum wage and $23.41 (+323%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Nashville, Tennessee.
The City of Nashville has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.05 percent of the population living in Nashville.
There are an estimated housing units in the Nashville area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Nashville, Tennessee, there are 1.08 rental units.
The rental vacancy rate in Nashville is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
A large number of apartments in Nashville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,404 to $2,482. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
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:
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Nashville, Tennessee including the following:
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Nashville features 10,946 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 8,935 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nashville.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Nashville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Nashville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Nashville, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,457 and $1,781.
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