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

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Hardin Hammock Estates

22555 SW 107th Pl, Goulds, Florida 33170

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Goulds, Florida
$44.02/hour
$32.02 (+267%) more than Florida minimum wage and $36.77 (+507%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Goulds, 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, Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Goulds, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Goulds, Florida?

The City of Goulds has 11,943 people living in 3,814 households.

There are 5,447 renters living in 1,868 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.61 percent of the population living in Goulds.

What is the rental market like in Goulds, Florida?

There are an estimated 4,212 housing units in the Goulds area. Of these, 2,051 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Goulds, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Goulds?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goulds
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 260 714 603 256
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Goulds

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

Among renter households in this market, 65 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 36 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 Goulds

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,683 to $3,589. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,683
One BR $1,884
Two BR $2,324
Three BR $3,027
Four BR $3,589
2024 Fair Market Rents in Goulds, Florida

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

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 30 86 percent
One BR 260 100 percent
Two BR 331 46 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Goulds, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Goulds?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 502
Public Housing 197
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 263
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Goulds, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Goulds, Florida

Goulds features 0 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 Goulds, Florida

There are 200 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Goulds.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Goulds, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Goulds landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Goulds.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Goulds, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,092 and $2,556.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.