Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tallahassee, FL

Discover affordable housing in Tallahassee 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.

Sunrise Place

2525 Texas St , Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Griffin Heights Apartments

1010 Basin St, Tallahassee, Florida 32304

Briarwood Manor Apartments

4495 Shelfer Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32305

Glen Oaks Apartments

2074 Midyette Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Miracle Village

1208 Birmingham St, Tallahassee, Florida 32304

Bethel Towers

324 N M L King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Leon Arms

2502B Holton St, Tallahassee, Florida 32310

Gibb Mabry Village

2441 Roberts Ave, Tallahassee, Florida 32310

Gibb Oakridge Village

274 Ross Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32305

Palmetto Apartments

1561 Blountstown St, Tallahassee, Florida 32304

Casa Calderon

800 W Virginia St, Tallahassee, Florida 32304

Mission Hills Apartments

2425 Mission Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32304

Glenn Oaks

207 Midyette Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 0

Casanas Village at Frenchtown Square

448 West Georgia Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301

Lakes at San Marcos

4768 Woodville Hwy, Tallahassee, Florida 32305

Goodbread Hills

1010 N Macomb St, Tallahassee, Florida 32303

Springwood Townhomes

2660 Old Bainbridge Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32303

Savannah Sound

1950 N Point Blvd, Tallahassee, Florida 32308

Home Front

1602 STUCKEY AVE, Tallahassee, Florida 32310

Rockbrook Garden Apartments

1021 Idlewild Dr, Tallahassee, Florida 32311

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tallahassee, Florida
$25.36/hour
$13.36 (+111%) more than Florida minimum wage and $18.11 (+250%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tallahassee, 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Tallahassee, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Tallahassee, Florida?

The City of Tallahassee has 201,728 people living in 83,747 households.

There are 102,465 renters living in 49,505 renter households in this City. Renters make up 50.79 percent of the population living in Tallahassee.

What is the rental market like in Tallahassee, Florida?

There are an estimated 97,966 housing units in the Tallahassee area. Of these, 54,242 units are rental homes, making up 55 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tallahassee, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tallahassee?

The rental vacancy rate in Tallahassee is 5 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 Tallahassee for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tallahassee
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,345 12,986 18,496 10,532 5,340
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tallahassee

A large number of apartments in Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Tallahassee

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,062 to $1,903. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,062
One BR $1,183
Two BR $1,339
Three BR $1,708
Four BR $1,903
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tallahassee, Florida

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

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 797 59 percent
One BR 8,557 66 percent
Two BR 10,137 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tallahassee, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Tallahassee?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,999
Public Housing 318
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 991
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 103
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 39
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 238
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tallahassee, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee features 1,893 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 Tallahassee, Florida

There are 1,810 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tallahassee.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tallahassee, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tallahassee landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tallahassee.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tallahassee, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,205 and $1,473.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.