Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Nashville, TN

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Discover affordable housing in Nashville where there are 359+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

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Forest Bend Townhomes

501 Forest Park Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

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Villas at Metro

469 Ponder Pl, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

payment $825-925/mo. switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible

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Trinity Hills Village

400 E Nocturne Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207

payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Knollcrest Apartments

3301 Creekwood Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37207

payment Subsidized

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Summerwind Apartments

344 Bell Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37217

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The Granstaff Apartments

2333 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37228

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Berkshire Place Apartments

1500 Porter Rd, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

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Bellwood Park Aparments

100 Pennington Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37206

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Station Lofts

1501 Rosa L Parks Blvd, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

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Skyview Apartments

307 Susannah Ct, Nashville, Tennessee 37209

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Riverwood Tower Apartments

621 North Dupont Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee 37115

payment Subsidized

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Richland Hills Apartments

5800 Maudina Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37209

payment Subsidized

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Hickory Forest

500 Ocala Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37211

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The Flats on Water's Edge

3940 Bell Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37076

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Hobson Flats

1717 Hobson Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37013

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Dandridge Towers

431 Ocala Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37211

payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Trevecca Towers I and East

60 Lester Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37210

bed Studio-1 payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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12th and Wedgewood

1500 12th Ave. S., Nashville, Tennessee 37203

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26th & Clarksville

2125 N 26th Ave, Nashville, Tennessee 37208

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Haynes Garden Apartments

2715 Whites Creek Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37207

payment $490-796/mo. payment Subsidized

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Nashville, Tennessee

Look 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.

What HUD offices serve Nashville, Tennessee?

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.

How many renters live in 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.

What is the rental market like in Nashville, Tennessee?

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.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Nashville?

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.

How many rental units are in Nashville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nashville
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Nashville

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.

How Much Is Rent in Nashville

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.

2024 Fair Market Rents in Nashville, Tennessee

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Nashville?

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:

Rental Units Below FMR in Nashville, Tennessee

How many affordable rental units are in Nashville?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Nashville, Tennessee including the following:

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Nashville, Tennessee

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Nashville, Tennessee

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.

Low Rent Apartments in Nashville, Tennessee

There are 8,935 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Nashville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Nashville, Tennessee

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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