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

Discover affordable housing in Charlotte County where there are 17+ 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.

Rotonda Lakes Apartments

100 Rotonda Lakes Cir, Rotonda, Florida 33947

Calusa Springs Apartments

17218 Toledo Blade Blvd, Unit 9 , Port Charlotte, Florida 33954

Charleston Cay

23450 Charleston Cir, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980

Harbor Place Apartments

632 Elliott Cir, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952

Villa San Carlos

2550 Easy St, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952

Villa San Carlos II

22250 Vick St, Port Charlotte, Florida 33980

Presbyterian Homes of Charlotte, Inc

2295 Aaron St, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952

The Verandas Senior Apartment Homes

24500 Airport Road, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

Gulf Breeze Apartments

340 Gulf Breeze Ave, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

Charlotte Crossing

520 Rio De Janeiro Ave, Punta Gorda, Florida 33983

Seven Palms

1200 Slash Pine Cir, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

Hampton Point Apartments

2511 Luther Rd, Punta Gorda, Florida 33983

Pines of Punta Gorda

1283 Slash Pine Cir, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

Murdock Circle

17840 Murdock Cir, Port Charlotte, Florida 33948

Grove City Manor

6433 Gasparilla Pines Blvd, Grove City, Florida 34224

Sandy Pines Manor

24500 Airport Rd, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

City of Punta Gorda Housing Auth.

402 Fitzhugh Ave, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Charlotte County, Florida
$26.14/hour
$14.14 (+118%) more than Florida minimum wage and $18.89 (+261%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Charlotte 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Charlotte County, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Charlotte County, Florida?

The County of Charlotte County has 202,661 people living in 90,457 households.

There are 34,912 renters living in 15,288 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.23 percent of the population living in Charlotte County.

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

There are an estimated 118,231 housing units in the Charlotte County area. Of these, 17,669 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Charlotte County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Charlotte County?

The rental vacancy rate in Charlotte County is 10 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 Charlotte County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Charlotte County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
966 2,342 6,396 4,734 367
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Charlotte County

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Charlotte County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,089 to $2,306. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,089
One BR $1,121
Two BR $1,380
Three BR $1,945
Four BR $2,306
2024 Fair Market Rents in Charlotte County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Charlotte 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 359 37 percent
One BR 1,668 71 percent
Two BR 4,255 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Charlotte County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Charlotte County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,481
Public Housing 180
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 245
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 55
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 26
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 70
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Charlotte County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Charlotte County, Florida

Charlotte County features 439 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 Charlotte County, Florida

There are 1,450 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Charlotte County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Charlotte County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Charlotte County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Charlotte County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Charlotte County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,242 and $1,518.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.