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

Discover affordable housing in Clewiston where there are 4+ 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.

Greentree Senior Apartments

1044 W. Ventura Ave., Clewiston, Florida

Greentree East

701 W Ventura Ave, Clewiston, Florida 33440

Sweetwater Place Apartments

1016 W Ventura Ave, Clewiston, Florida 33440

Harlem Gardens Apartments

700 Harlem Tenants Cir, Clewiston, Florida 33440

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clewiston, Florida
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Florida minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clewiston, 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) programs for Clewiston, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Clewiston, Florida?

The City of Clewiston has 7,252 people living in 2,641 households.

There are 2,213 renters living in 1,025 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.52 percent of the population living in Clewiston.

What is the rental market like in Clewiston, Florida?

There are an estimated 2,838 housing units in the Clewiston area. Of these, 1,106 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clewiston, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clewiston?

The rental vacancy rate in Clewiston is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Clewiston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clewiston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 446 430 139 10
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clewiston

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 Clewiston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $761 to $1,512. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $761
One BR $766
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,253
Four BR $1,512
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clewiston, Florida

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

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
One BR 235 53 percent
Two BR 247 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clewiston, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Clewiston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clewiston, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Clewiston, Florida

Clewiston features 215 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 Clewiston, Florida

There are 50 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clewiston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clewiston, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Clewiston landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Clewiston.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clewiston, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.