Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pinal County, AZ

Discover affordable housing in Pinal County where there are 44+ 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.

Apache Junction Townhomes

1170 N Idaho Rd, Apache Junction, Arizona 85119

Heritage Glen Apartments

1040 N 9th St, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Apache Junction Villas

235 W Teepee St, Apache Junction, Arizona 85120

Vah-Ki Court Apartments

1050 N 9th St, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Palm View Apartments

851 E Palm Parke Blvd, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122

Kachina Apartments

316 N Avenue A, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122

Oasis at the Wells

41535 W. SHEA WAY, Maricopa, Arizona 85138

Oracle Apartments

1256 W Neal St, Oracle, Arizona 85623

Los Arboles Apartments

803 E Palm Parke Blvd, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122

Eloy Village Apartments

413 E 1st St, Eloy, Arizona 85131

Elizabeth Ann Apartments

1010 N 8th Pl, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Desert Vista Apartments

805 N Sunshine Blvd, Eloy, Arizona 85131

Desert Palm Apartments

1070 N 8th Pl, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Senior Cottages of Apache Jun

251 N 114th St, Apache Junction, Arizona 85120

Somerset Manor

802 E Oneil Dr, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122

Santa Cruz Village

118 E 5th St, Eloy, Arizona 85131

Family Estates of Eloy

701 N A St, Eloy, Arizona 85131

Canyon Creek Apartments

901 N California St, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Desert View Apartments

904 N Washington St, Coolidge, Arizona 85128

Florence Park Apartments

401 E. Stewart Street , Florence, Arizona 85132

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pinal County, Arizona
$35.55/hour
$21.20 (+148%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $28.30 (+390%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pinal County, Arizona?

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 Pinal County, Arizona.

Go to the Arizona Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Pinal County.

How many renters live in Pinal County, Arizona?

The County of Pinal County has 464,154 people living in 164,281 households.

There are 82,290 renters living in 29,078 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.73 percent of the population living in Pinal County.

What is the rental market like in Pinal County, Arizona?

There are an estimated 185,673 housing units in the Pinal County area. Of these, 30,320 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pinal County, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pinal County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pinal County is 4 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 Pinal County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pinal County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
482 2,276 6,810 12,800 5,890
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pinal County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Pinal County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,460 to $2,890. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,460
One BR $1,599
Two BR $1,877
Three BR $2,541
Four BR $2,890
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pinal County, Arizona

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

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 304 63 percent
One BR 1,807 79 percent
Two BR 4,637 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pinal County, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Pinal County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Pinal County, Arizona including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,620
Public Housing 95
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 213
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 416
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 3
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pinal County, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in Pinal County, Arizona

Pinal County features 865 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 Pinal County, Arizona

There are 1,437 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pinal County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pinal County, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pinal County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pinal County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pinal County, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,689 and $2,065.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.