Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dunedin, FL

Discover affordable housing in Dunedin where there are 3+ 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.

Union Group Home

920 Union St, Dunedin, Florida 34698

San Christopher II Group Home

664 San Christopher Dr, Dunedin, Florida 34698

Uparc Housing II Group Home

1545 Pinehurst Rd, Dunedin, Florida 34698

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dunedin, Florida
$35.06/hour
$23.06 (+192%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.81 (+384%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dunedin, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Dunedin, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Dunedin, Florida?

The City of Dunedin has 36,089 people living in 17,506 households.

There are 9,923 renters living in 5,154 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.5 percent of the population living in Dunedin.

What is the rental market like in Dunedin, Florida?

There are an estimated 21,373 housing units in the Dunedin area. Of these, 5,547 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dunedin, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dunedin?

The rental vacancy rate in Dunedin 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 Dunedin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dunedin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
392 1,877 1,960 744 166
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dunedin

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Dunedin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,449 to $2,888. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,449
One BR $1,562
Two BR $1,851
Three BR $2,367
Four BR $2,888
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dunedin, Florida

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

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 302 77 percent
One BR 1,517 81 percent
Two BR 905 46 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dunedin, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Dunedin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 98
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dunedin, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Dunedin, Florida

Dunedin features 19 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 Dunedin, Florida

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dunedin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dunedin, Florida

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dunedin, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,666 and $2,036.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.