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

Silvertree Seniors Chattanooga Apartments5465 North Ter, Chattanooga 37411 · 124 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ATCHLEY HOMES100 Atchley Apartments, Maryville 37801 · 123 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Magnolia Terrace Apartments226 5th St, Jellico 37762 · 123 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
CHEROKEE BLUFF & TIMBER RIDGE124 Pathkiller Trl, Loudon 37774 · 121 assisted units · Families
RIDGEWAY APTS1212 Poplar St, Chattanooga 37402 · 120 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PENDLETON PLACE APARTMENTS1786 Pendleton St, Memphis 38114 · 119 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MARYVILLE TOWERS210 McGhee St, Maryville 37801 · 118 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
RIVERWOOD TOWER APARTMENTS621 N Dupont Ave, Madison 37115 · 117 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
WHITESIDE FAITH MANOR735 E 10th St, Chattanooga 37403 · 117 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
WEDGEWOOD TOWERS APARTMENTS1195 Wedgewood Ave, Nashville 37203 · 117 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Campbell Ridge3401 Campbell St, Chattanooga 37406 · 115 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PLAZA TOWERS224 Thornwood Dr, Greeneville 37745 · 113 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
RAMBLEWOOD APARTMENTS2400 Ramblewood Dr, Clarksville 37040 · 112 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
PRESIDENTIAL WEST APTS.5459 Hudgins Rd, Memphis 38116 · 112 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Emerald Villages107 Devel Ln, Chattanooga 37405 · 111 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Frank Callaghan Towers115 Fairbanks Rd, Oak Ridge 37830 · 110 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
BEDFORD MANOR APARTMENTS400 Barksdale Ln, Shelbyville 37160 · 108 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
McGhee Square225 Kelly Ln, Lenoir City 37771 · 108 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Clear Springs Apartments1716 Merchant Dr, Knoxville 37912 · 108 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
SURREY APARTMENTS I3795 Andreas Dr, Memphis 38128 · 108 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Kelly Miller Smith Towers2136 Cliff Dr, Nashville 37218 · 107 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ROYAL ARMS APTS1580 N Royal St, Jackson 38301 · 107 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Volunteer ResidencesRutledge 37861 · 107 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
North Cleveland Towers1200 Magnolia Ave NE, Cleveland 37311 · 105 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Volunteer Homes114 N Main St, Oneida 37841 · 105 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Northridge/Northridge Annex (RAD)Columbia 38401 · 105 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Lakewood Village2463 Lakewood Dr, Johnson City 37601 · 104 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
Kingsport West212 Lewis Ln, Kingsport 37660 · 103 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
WATAUGA SQUARE APTS503 W Watauga Ave, Johnson City 37604 · 102 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
ROBINHOOD PARK APARTMENTS3734 Robin Park Cir, Memphis 38111 · 102 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
BEERSHEBA HEIGHTS TOWER420 E Main St, McMinnville 37110 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
GOLDEN AGE RETIREMENT VILLAGE1109 Beaman Lake Rd, Knoxville 37914 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
GREENEVILLE TERRACE APARTMENTS406 Elk St, Greeneville 37745 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
EAST GATE VILLAGE APTS513 Nash St, Union City 38261 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MCMINN VILLAGE APARTMENTS212 Westside St, Athens 37303 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
CHRISTIAN TOWERS OF GALLATIN138 E Franklin St, Gallatin 37066 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
LYNNRIDGE APARTMENTS1272 Bluefield Ave, Elizabethton 37643 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
MARGARET ROBERTSON APTS571 Margaret Robertson Dr, Hermitage 37076 · 100 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
LYNNWOOD APARTMENTS1235 Bluefield Ave, Elizabethton 37643 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
Candleridge Plaza3405 Harrow Gate Ln, Powell 37849 · 100 assisted units · SeniorsSign 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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