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Affordable Housing In Rome
Floyd County, Georgia

21 Low Income Apartment Communities In Rome

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205 Dodd Blvd SE

Rome, Georgia

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Section 8 Vouchers, Apartments, and Waiting Lists in Rome, 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.

Households who qualify for these programs may also qualify for Project-Based Section 8, which contributes rental assistance payments directly to private landlords on behalf of low-income tenants. Eligibility for the project-based program is similar to the voucher programs, but waiting list and application policies will vary depending on the landlord.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Rome, Georgia

Housing AuthorityPrograms

Northwest Georgia Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); 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)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Rome, Georgia

There are 21 low income housing apartment communities offering 1,951 affordable apartments for rent in Rome, Georgia.

Income Based Apartments in Rome, Georgia

Rome features 1,188 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 Rome, Georgia

There are 615 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rome.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rome, Georgia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rome landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rome.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rome, Georgia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $778 and $950.

2022 Rome, 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.

StudioOne BRTwo BRThree BRFour BRRome, Georgia Fair Market RentRome, Georgia Payment Standard Range

$654	$658	$864	$1,154	$1,334
$589 to $719	$592 to $724	$778 to $950	$1,039 to $1,269	$1,201 to $1,467

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Rome, GA Affordable Housing Snapshot Total Affordable Apartment PropertiesTotal Low Income ApartmentsTotal Housing Units with Rental AssistancePercentage of Housing Units Occupied By RentersAverage Renter Household SizeAverage Household SizeMedian Household IncomeMedian RentPercentage Of Renters OverburdenedTotal Population

21
1,951
1,188
53.78%
2.44
2.51
$34,874 ±$1,845
$639 ±$27
48% ± 4.65pp
36,278

Population and Household Demographics

Rome is a city in Floyd County, Georgia with a population of 36,278. There are 13,788 households in the city with an average household size of 2.51 persons. 53.78% of households in Rome are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Rome

The median gross income for households in Rome is $34,874 a year, or $2,906 a month. The median rent for the city is $639 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Rome, a household making less than $2,130 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 48% of households who rent are overburdened in Rome.

Area Median Income In Rome

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

In Rome, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $70,700

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 Rome

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 Rome

1 Person2 Person3 Person4 Person5 Person6 Person7 Person8 Person30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Rome AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.

$13,590	$18,310	$23,030	$27,750	$32,470	$36,200	$38,700	$41,200
$21,850	$25,000	$28,100	$31,200	$33,700	$36,200	$38,700	$41,200
$34,950	$39,950	$44,950	$49,900	$53,900	$57,900	$61,900	$65,900