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

Discover affordable housing in Pima County where there are 110+ 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.

Yavapai Hacienda Apartments

332 E Yavapai Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Mission Antigua II Dba Tierra

5525 S Mission Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85746

Fontana Gardens Apartments

320 E Yavapai Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Country Club of La Cholla

8700 N LA Cholla Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85742

Silverbell Homes

3007 N Dasylirion Dr, Tucson, Arizona 85745

Mlk

55 N 5th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85701

Pascua Yaqui Homes

Pascua Yaqui Reservation, Tucson, Arizona 85757

Posadas Sentinel Apartments

406 W Calle Posadas, Tucson, Arizona 85701

Community Services of Arizona - Sahuarita

Alpha Ave And Beta St, Sahuarita, Arizona 85629

Sahuarita Ridge Apartments

Alpha and Beta Sts, Sahuarita, Arizona 85629

Robert F. Kennedy Homes

1007 E 32nd St, Tucson, Arizona 85713

Lander Apartments - Phase II

902 W Congress St, Tucson, Arizona 85745

Scattered Sites

1010 N 6th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Scattered Sites

5843 S Southland Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85706

Scattered Sites

1635 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85712

Colonia Progreso

1713 S 3rd Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85713

Home Casa Bonita III, Iv, V Smi409 - 04 - 02

1016 E Milton Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85706

Home Dev Design Casita Mia 169 - 02 Rental

498 W Laguna St, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Development Design Group

120 W Drachman St, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Casa Mia I and II

120 E Drachman St, Tucson, Arizona 85705

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pima County, Arizona
$25.32/hour
$10.97 (+76%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $18.07 (+249%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pima 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) programs for Pima County, Arizona.

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

How many renters live in Pima County, Arizona?

The County of Pima County has 1,057,597 people living in 436,469 households.

There are 322,057 renters living in 151,368 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.45 percent of the population living in Pima County.

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

There are an estimated 479,654 housing units in the Pima County area. Of these, 162,717 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pima County, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pima County?

The rental vacancy rate in Pima County is 6 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 Pima County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pima County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13,276 44,455 51,513 28,886 11,645
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pima County

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Pima County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $906 to $2,206. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $906
One BR $1,018
Two BR $1,337
Three BR $1,884
Four BR $2,206
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pima County, Arizona

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pima 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 7,472 56 percent
One BR 28,266 64 percent
Two BR 28,186 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pima County, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Pima County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5,855
Public Housing 1,677
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,142
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 14
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 641
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 74
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 182
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pima County, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in Pima County, Arizona

Pima County features 3,025 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 Pima County, Arizona

There are 3,793 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pima County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pima County, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pima County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pima County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pima County, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,203 and $1,471.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.