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

Discover affordable housing in Gainesville where there are 40+ 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

Horizon Sunset

1515 NW 10th St , Gainesville, Florida 32601

Horizon Sunset

1515 NW 10th St, Gainesville, Florida 32601

Deer Creek Senior Housing

2166 NW 55th Blvd., Gainesville, Florida 32601

Santa Fe Townhomes

8203 NW 31st Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32606

Tiger Bay Court

2415 SE 4th Ln, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Gardenia Gardens Apartments

1727 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Majestic Oaks Apartments

5800 SW 20th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32607

Grove at Sweetwater Preserve

225 SE 19th Place, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Verdant Cove

4260 SE 10th Pl, Gainesville, Florida 32641

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

Alternative Housing, Inc

1342 NW 45th Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32605

Housing for the Handicapped Alachua Co II - 9th St

934 SW 9th St, Gainesville, Florida 32601

Housing for the Handicapped Alachua Co I - 6th St

3781 NW 6th St, Gainesville, Florida 32609

Pine Grove

1901 NE 2nd St , Gainesville, Florida 32609

Harper's Pointe

2222 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Oak Park

100 NE 8th Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32601

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher programs for Gainesville, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Gainesville, Florida?

The City of Gainesville has 145,212 people living in 60,343 households.

There are 73,329 renters living in 36,928 renter households in this City. Renters make up 50.5 percent of the population living in Gainesville.

What is the rental market like in Gainesville, Florida?

There are an estimated 63,929 housing units in the Gainesville area. Of these, 39,997 units are rental homes, making up 63 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gainesville, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gainesville?

The rental vacancy rate in Gainesville is 14 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 Gainesville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gainesville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,478 7,699 16,353 5,717 4,574
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gainesville

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Gainesville

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 Gainesville, Florida

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

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 893 36 percent
One BR 4,745 62 percent
Two BR 11,417 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gainesville, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Gainesville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 969
Public Housing 597
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 898
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 15
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gainesville, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville features 2,093 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 Gainesville, Florida

There are 1,748 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gainesville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gainesville, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Gainesville landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Gainesville.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.