Affordable housing in Tennessee · TangrenLi USA

Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.

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How to apply

Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Tennessee: housing agencies 85

Memphis Housing AuthorityMemphis · 2,900 public housing units · 9,408 vouchersSign in to view phone
Metropolitan Development & Housing AgencyNashville · 7,574 vouchersSign in to view phone
Tennessee Housing Development AgencyNashville · 6,517 vouchersSign in to view phone
Chattanooga Housing AuthorityChattanooga · 1,751 public housing units · 3,924 vouchersSign in to view phone
Knoxville's Community Development Corp.Knoxville · 154 public housing units · 4,256 vouchersSign in to view phone
Jackson Housing AuthorityJackson · 759 public housing units · 1,567 vouchersSign in to view phone
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment AuthorityKingsport · 1,811 vouchersSign in to view phone
Dickson Housing AuthorityDickson · 125 public housing units · 1,377 vouchersSign in to view phone
LaFollette Housing AuthorityLa Follette · 1,116 public housing units · 333 vouchersSign in to view phone
Tennessee Valley Housing ServicesMorristown · 646 public housing units · 463 vouchersSign in to view phone
Johnson City Housing AuthorityJohnson City · 420 public housing units · 684 vouchersSign in to view phone
Murfreesboro Housing AuthorityMurfreesboro · 947 vouchersSign in to view phone
East Tennessee Human Resource AgencyKnoxville · 847 vouchersSign in to view phone
Crossville Housing AuthorityCrossville · 315 public housing units · 450 vouchersSign in to view phone
Dayton Housing AuthorityDayton · 301 public housing units · 441 vouchersSign in to view phone
Elizabethton Housing and Development AgencyElizabethton · 326 public housing units · 319 vouchersSign in to view phone
Bristol HousingBristol · 354 public housing units · 200 vouchersSign in to view phone
The Clarksville Housing AuthorityClarksville · 505 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Dyersburg Housing AuthorityDyersburg · 497 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Newport Housing AuthorityNewport · 400 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Tullahoma Housing AuthorityTullahoma · 269 public housing units · 120 vouchersSign in to view phone
Gallatin Housing AuthorityGallatin · 382 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Springfield Housing AuthoritySpringfield · 364 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Cleveland Housing AuthorityCleveland · 114 public housing units · 229 vouchersSign in to view phone
Franklin Housing AuthorityFranklin · 68 public housing units · 345 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lebanon Housing AuthorityLebanon · 327 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Greeneville Housing AuthorityGreeneville · 324 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Oak Ridge Housing AuthorityOak Ridge · 319 vouchersSign in to view phone
Harriman Housing AuthorityHarriman · 304 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Lawrenceburg Housing AuthorityLawrenceburg · 303 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Union City Housing AuthorityUnion City · 284 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Highlands Residential ServicesCookeville · 279 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Fayetteville Housing AuthorityFayetteville · 276 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Etowah Housing AuthorityEtowah · 134 public housing units · 122 vouchersSign in to view phone
Covington Housing AuthorityCovington · 246 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Franklin County Housing AuthorityWinchester · 245 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Sevierville Housing AuthoritySevierville · 245 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Shelbyville Housing AuthorityShelbyville · 240 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Southeast Tennessee Human Resource AgencyDunlap · 231 vouchersSign in to view phone
Humboldt Housing AuthorityHumboldt · 229 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Brownsville Housing AuthorityBrownsville · 220 vouchersSign in to view phone
Lewisburg Housing AuthorityLewisburg · 216 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Trenton Housing AuthorityTrenton · 210 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Pulaski Housing AuthorityPulaski · 208 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Rogersville Housing AuthorityRogersville · 204 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
South Pittsburg Housing AuthoritySouth Pittsburg · 198 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Jefferson City Housing AuthorityJefferson City · 197 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Paris Housing AuthorityParis · 192 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Smithville Housing AuthoritySmithville · 182 public housing unitsSign in to view phone
Sparta Housing AuthoritySparta · 162 public housing unitsSign in to view phone

Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

Tennessee: subsidized apartments 604

EVERGREEN APARTMENTS731 S Sunswept Dr, Union City 38261 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
MEADOWOOD APTS14252 US Highway 41, Tracy City 37387 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Jacksboro Plaza245 Kentucky St, Jacksboro 37757 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ORANGE GROVE II3770 Wilcox Blvd, Chattanooga 37411 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
NORTHWEST APTS OF WEAKLEY COUNTY109 Harrison Rd, Martin 38237 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
THE WILLOWS1011 Caleb Dr, Dyersburg 38024 · 20 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
RIVERVIEW APARTMENTS315 Howard Dr, Sevierville 37862 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
The Commons133 W Macon Ln, Seymour 37865 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Park Place Apartments Annex885 Elrod St SE, Cleveland 37311 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Ridge View Apartments343 Brown Ave, Bristol 37620 · 20 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Five Points Senior Duplexes (RAD)317 McConnell St, Knoxville 37915 · 20 assisted units · Seniors
Mountain View Homes115 Plainsview Dr, Tellico Plains 37385 · 20 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Loretto Lions Retirement Home605 2nd Ave S, Loretto 38469 · 19 assisted units · Seniors
OAK HILLS ANNEX301 Horizon Dr, Sparta 38583 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Wesley Pine Meadow119 Wesley Dr, Paris 38242 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Gladys Roden Senior Village122 Sunset Dr, Hohenwald 38462 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Laurel Creek580 Cora Rd, Cookeville 38501 · 19 assisted units · Seniors
GRANDVIEW APARTMENTS216 Grandview Dr, Waynesboro 38485 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Mekkahs Meadow180 Bishop Rd, Johnson City 37601 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Shenandoah ApartmentsLafayette 37083 · 19 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Sumner Gardens (RAD)923 S Westland Ave, Gallatin 37066 · 19 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Ridgeview Apartments (RAD)432 S Westland Ave, Gallatin 37066 · 19 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
RALEIGH/GILLESPIE6400 Gillespie Rd, Memphis 38134 · 18 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
ROSE HILL APARTMENTS717 Hamby St, Athens 37303 · 18 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
DUCK RIVER APARTMENTS500 Battery C Field Artillery Dr, Centerville 37033 · 18 assisted units · People with disabilities
HILLTOP MANOR147 Sunny Slope Rd, Woodbury 37190 · 18 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
NEW HOPE APARTMENTS1057 Old Florence Rd, Lawrenceburg 38464 · 18 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
Fiddlers Manor712 Walker Dr, Smithville 37166 · 18 assisted units · Seniors
McKendree Oaks at Savannah II1650 Florence Rd, Savannah 38372 · 18 assisted units · Seniors
Clinch River Apartments, Inc.940 Main St, Wartburg 37887 · 18 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
Fairmount Apartments1151 Fairmount Ave, Chattanooga 37405 · 18 assisted units · Families
COLONIAL HOUSE APARTMENTS215 Thomas Ave, Cumberland City 37050 · 17 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CROCKETT SENIOR HOUSING1067 Old Florence Rd, Lawrenceburg 38464 · 17 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Southern Living Apartments240 Austin St, Savannah 38372 · 17 assisted units · Seniors
Five Points Multiplexes (RAD)300 S Chestnut St, Knoxville 37914 · 17 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CAREY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP138 Madden St, Camden 38320 · 16 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
Brookvale Gardens1201 Hoffman Ave, Etowah 37331 · 16 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
WOODLAWN APARTMENTS3806 Mission View Ave, Chattanooga 37411 · 16 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
Hagy Commons2737 McCampbell Ave, Nashville 37214 · 16 assisted units · People with disabilitiesSign in to view phone
GATES APARTMENTS614 Huntington St, Gates 38037 · 15 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone

These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.

Affordable housing elsewhere in Tennessee

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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