Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Winter Park, FL

Discover affordable housing in Winter Park where there are 9+ 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.

San Jose Apartments

2353 Winter Woods Blvd, Winter Park, Florida 32792

Calvary Towers

1099 Clay St, Winter Park, Florida 32789

Golden Oaks Apartments

7701 Acorn Woods Cir, Winter Park, Florida 32792

The Oaks and the Meadows

700 N Denning Dr, Winter Park, Florida 32789

Tranquil Terrace

845 W Swoope Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32789

The Meadows Apartment

718 Margaret Sq, Winter Park, Florida 32789

Howell Branch Cove

7800 Spirit Ln, Winter Park, Florida 32792

Golden Oaks Apartments

7715 Acorn Woods Cir, Winter Park, Florida 32792

Winter Park Oaks Phase II

303 Balfour Dr, Winter Park, Florida 32792

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Winter Park, 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 Winter Park, 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 Public Housing programs for Winter Park, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Winter Park, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Winter Park, Florida?

The City of Winter Park has 29,985 people living in 12,612 households.

There are 7,603 renters living in 4,313 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.36 percent of the population living in Winter Park.

What is the rental market like in Winter Park, Florida?

There are an estimated 14,053 housing units in the Winter Park area. Of these, 4,739 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Winter Park, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Winter Park?

The rental vacancy rate in Winter Park 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 Winter Park for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Park
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
297 1,342 1,874 595 198
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Park

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Winter Park

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 Winter Park, Florida

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

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 181 61 percent
One BR 667 50 percent
Two BR 666 36 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Winter Park, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Winter Park?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 100
Public Housing 171
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 39
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Winter Park, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Winter Park, Florida

Winter Park features 375 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 Winter Park, Florida

There are 404 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Winter Park.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Winter Park, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Winter Park landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Winter Park.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.