There are no open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists in Kingsport. Go to the Tennessee Section 8 Waiting Lists page for openings near Kingsport.
Affordable Housing Near Kingsport
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Income Based Apartments in Kingsport, TennesseeKingsport features 1,478 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 Kingsport, TennesseeThere are 605 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kingsport.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Kingsport, TennesseeOn average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kingsport landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Kingsport.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kingsport, Tennessee for a two-bedroom apartment is between $714 and $872.
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.
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Kingsport, TN Affordable Housing SnapshotTotal Affordable Apartment Properties30Total Low Income Apartments2,087Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance1,478Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters36.81%Average Renter Household Size2.07Average Household Size2.20Median Household Income$37,465 ±$1,871Median Rent$582 ±$25Percentage Of Renters Overburdened47.45% ± 4.95ppTotal Population52,898Population and Household DemographicsKingsport is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee with a population of 52,898. There are 23,615 households in the city with an average household size of 2.20 persons. 36.81% of households in Kingsport are renters.
Income and Rent Overburden in KingsportThe median gross income for households in Kingsport is $37,465 a year, or $3,122 a month. The median rent for the city is $582 a month.
Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Kingsport, a household making less than $1,940 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 47.45% of households who rent are overburdened in Kingsport.
Area Median Income In KingsportAffordable 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 Kingsport, the AMI is calculated from all households within Hawkins County.
In Kingsport, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $69,700
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 KingsportRental 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.