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.

Eden Park at Ironwood

1330 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32609

Harbor Cove

6815 W University Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32607

Village Oaks

501 SE 18th St, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Lewis Place at Ironwood

4121 NE 15th St, Gainesville, Florida 32609

Reserve at Kanapaha

4440 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32608

Madison Cove 96hr013

5500 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida 32608

Tree Trail Apartments

2510 NE 9th St, Gainesville, Florida 32609

Village Green Apartments

3101 NE 15th St, Gainesville, Florida 32609

Pine Meadows Apartments

2626 E. University Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32607

Woodland Park Apartments

1900 Southeast 4 Street, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Santa Fe Oaks II

8008 NW 31st Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32606

Lake Terrace

26th Terrace, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Caroline Manor

SE 25th Terrace, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Forest Pines

NE 26th St, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Eastwood Meadows

925 SE 43rd St, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Hd Rr - Lester Robinson - SFH

SE 14th Ln, Gainesville, Florida 32601

Eastgate

1100 SE 43rd St, Gainesville, Florida 0

Scattered Sites 001

924 SW 61st St, Gainesville, Florida 32607

Scattered Sites

2626 E University Ave, Gainesville, Florida 32641

Scattered Sites

1900 SE 4th St, Gainesville, Florida 32641

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.