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.

Scattered Sites

2345 E 17th St, Tucson, Arizona 85719

South Park

1122 E Silverlake Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85713

Casa Bonita I and II

327 W King Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Loma Verde Apartments ( Talavera )

1355 W Roger Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Parkside Terrace

2150 N 4th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Tucson House I and II

1501 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Shalom House

2485 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona 85712

Sahuaro Apartments Associates

510 W Sahuaro St, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Alvernon Hacienda

3949 E Monte Vista Dr, Tucson, Arizona 85712

Del Bac Townhomes

1255 N 14th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Tucson - Cnsrt

Las Villas De Kino, Tucson, Arizona 85719

Posadas Sentinel Scattered Sites

2555 S Rook Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85711

Rental Partnership - Pio Decimo

1104 S 8th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85701

Bootjack Construction

137 W MacArthur St, Tucson, Arizona 85714

Boulder Terrace

202 N Boulder Ter, Tucson, Arizona 85745

Donna Rahn Lp III

414 S 3rd Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85701

Fontana Hacienda

306 E Navajo Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Hacienda Fontana Apartments

300 E Navajo Rd, Tucson, Arizona 85705

Midway Manor Apartments

2411 S 6th Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85713

Mountain Shadow

6420 S Camino de La Tierra, Tucson, Arizona 85746

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.