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

Discover affordable housing in Leesburg where there are 18+ 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.

Lakewood Villas

2345 South Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Oak Grove Apartments

211 Church Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Laurel Oaks II

2700 Laurel Hollow Dr, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Lakeside Pointe

1403 Old Harbor Blvd, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Silver Pointe

2400 Silver Pointe Cir , Leesburg, Florida 34748

Care Diversified of Lake County

1312 Sumter St, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Little Turtle Apartments

1350 Pamela Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748

The Crossings

2511 Sennett Dr , Leesburg, Florida 34748

Lake Harris Cove

32511 Lake Harris Cove Ave, Leesburg, Florida 34788

Montclair Oaks

336 Sandy Oak Cir, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Turtle Oaks Apartments

2311 Griffin Rd, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Lake Region Homes, Inc

2016 Talley Rd, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Newell Hill Villas

1175 Bentley Rd, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Southwinds Cove

340 Southwinds Cove Way, Leesburg, Florida 34748

Pepper Tree Apts II

2503 South Street, Leesburg, Florida

Montclair Village

2000 Park Cir, Leesburg, Florida

Pepper Tree Apts

2503 South Street, Leesburg, Florida

Palm Brook Apts Ltd

37 Brook Cir, Leesburg, Florida

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Leesburg, Florida
$35.17/hour
$23.17 (+193%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.92 (+385%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Leesburg, 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 Leesburg, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Leesburg, Florida?

The City of Leesburg has 27,226 people living in 11,351 households.

There are 12,196 renters living in 5,035 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.8 percent of the population living in Leesburg.

What is the rental market like in Leesburg, Florida?

There are an estimated 13,081 housing units in the Leesburg area. Of these, 5,661 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Leesburg, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Leesburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Leesburg is 11 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 Leesburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leesburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
126 1,025 2,406 1,040 365
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leesburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Leesburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,558 to $2,849. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,558
One BR $1,638
Two BR $1,857
Three BR $2,362
Four BR $2,849
2024 Fair Market Rents in Leesburg, Florida

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

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 111 88 percent
One BR 887 87 percent
Two BR 1,920 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Leesburg, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Leesburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,116
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 161
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 260
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Leesburg, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Leesburg, Florida

Leesburg features 468 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 Leesburg, Florida

There are 1,056 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leesburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leesburg, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Leesburg landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Leesburg.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leesburg, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,671 and $2,043.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.