Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Alachua County, FL

Discover affordable housing in Alachua County where there are 51+ 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.

The 400 Apartments

400 NW 1st Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601

Washington Square Apartments

6010 SE 211th Street, Hawthorne, Florida 32640

Horizon Sunset

1515 NW 10th St , Gainesville, Florida 32601

Horizon Sunset

1515 NW 10th St, Gainesville, Florida 32601

Sherwood Oaks Apartments

13400 NW 140th Street, Alachua, Florida 32615

Deer Creek Senior Housing

2166 NW 55th Blvd., Gainesville, Florida 32601

Tiger Bay Court

2415 SE 4th Ln, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Santa Fe Townhomes

8203 NW 31st Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32606

Gardenia Gardens Apartments

1727 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Grove at Sweetwater Preserve

225 SE 19th Place, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Majestic Oaks Apartments

5800 SW 20th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32607

Verdant Cove

4260 SE 10th Pl, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Washington Square Flynn Management

1100 NW 11th St, Hawthorne, Florida 32640

Brookside

100 NW 146th Dr, Newberry, Florida 32669

Alachua Villas

14000 NW 154th Ave, Alachua, Florida 32615

Archer Village

506 E High St, Archer, Florida 32618

Hampton Court

6415 NW 23rd Ter, Gainesville, Florida 32653

New Horizons Properties III - Transitions

3800 SW 34th St, Gainesville, Florida 32608

New Horizons Properties I - Joyce Apartments

3010 SW 35th Pl, Gainesville, Florida 32608

New Horizons Properties II - Sunset and Satellite

3440 SW 28th Ter, Gainesville, Florida 32608

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Alachua County, Florida
$26.46/hour
$14.46 (+120%) more than Florida minimum wage and $19.21 (+265%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Alachua County, 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), Public Housing programs for Alachua County, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Alachua County, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Alachua County, Florida?

The County of Alachua County has 284,030 people living in 116,507 households.

There are 114,769 renters living in 53,539 renter households in this County. Renters make up 40.41 percent of the population living in Alachua County.

What is the rental market like in Alachua County, Florida?

There are an estimated 127,548 housing units in the Alachua County area. Of these, 59,381 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Alachua County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Alachua County?

The rental vacancy rate in Alachua County is 9 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 Alachua County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alachua County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,952 9,941 22,844 11,671 6,024
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alachua County

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 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 Alachua County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,053 to $1,861. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,053
One BR $1,162
Two BR $1,397
Three BR $1,832
Four BR $1,861
2024 Fair Market Rents in Alachua County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Alachua 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 903 31 percent
One BR 5,565 56 percent
Two BR 14,385 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Alachua County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Alachua County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,029
Public Housing 842
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,101
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 23
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 180
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Alachua County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County features 2,397 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 Alachua County, Florida

There are 1,953 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Alachua County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alachua County, Florida

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alachua County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,257 and $1,537.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.