Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Discover affordable housing in Fort Lauderdale where there are 35+ 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.

Lauderhill Point

3146 NW 19th St, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Gateway Terrace Apartments

1943 NE 6th Ct, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304

Village View

640 N. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Alan Apartments

915 NW 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Federal Apartments

821 NW 11th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Venice Cove Apartments

721 NW 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Broward Gardens Apartments

2960 NW 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Dixie Court

306 W Dixie Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Sailboat Bend Apartments

425 Southwest 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

Mount Olive Gardens Apartments

1601 NW 6th Ct, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Northwest Gardens

645 NW 10th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Seven on Seventh

900 NW 7th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Poinciana Crossing

1801 SW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts

1310 SW 2nd Ct, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

Eclipse

307 NW 1st Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

Sailboat Bend

425 SW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

Dr Kennedy Homes

108 SW 11th St, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

Pinnacle at Tarpon River

805 SE 3rd Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

Progresso Point

619 N Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

Regal Trace

540 NW 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311

calendar_today Opened: Mar 25
calendar_today Closes: Mar 29,

Reported On March 25th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fort Lauderdale, Florida
$39.81/hour
$27.81 (+232%) more than Florida minimum wage and $32.56 (+449%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Fort Lauderdale, Florida Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

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 programs for Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Fort Lauderdale.

How many renters live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

The City of Fort Lauderdale has 183,156 people living in 80,089 households.

There are 85,750 renters living in 38,911 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.82 percent of the population living in Fort Lauderdale.

What is the rental market like in Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

There are an estimated 101,840 housing units in the Fort Lauderdale area. Of these, 41,646 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fort Lauderdale?

The rental vacancy rate in Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Lauderdale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,636 13,432 15,055 5,775 1,778
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Lauderdale

A large number of apartments in Fort Lauderdale have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Fort Lauderdale are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Fort Lauderdale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,573 to $3,567. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,573
One BR $1,692
Two BR $2,102
Three BR $2,916
Four BR $3,567
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

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:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 2,085 79 percent
One BR 5,280 39 percent
Two BR 4,647 31 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Fort Lauderdale?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Fort Lauderdale, Florida including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,390
Public Housing 29
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 910
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale features 1,505 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 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

There are 1,798 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fort Lauderdale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fort Lauderdale landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Fort Lauderdale.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,892 and $2,312.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.