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

Discover affordable housing in Jacksonville where there are 137+ 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.

Cathedral Towers

601 N Newnan St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Christine Cove

3730 Soutel Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32208

Cathedral Terrace

701 N Ocean St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Cathedral Townhouse

501 N Ocean St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Cathedral Court

201 E Ashley St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

Philips Pointe Apartments

3465 Philips Hwy, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

Normandy Apartments

8441 Helen Ter, Jacksonville, Florida 32210

Lenox Court

5710 Lenox Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32205

Wilson West Apartments

7855 Wilson Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida 32210

Harold House Apartments

3650 Ring Ln, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

Hampton Ridge Apartments

11501 Harts Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32218

Pinewood Pointe Apartments

1801 Kernan Blvd S, Jacksonville, Florida 32246

Oakland Terrace

887 Franklin St , Jacksonville, Florida 32206

Hilltop Village Apartments

1646 W 45th St, Jacksonville, Florida 32208

Stevens Duval Apartments

601 N Ocean St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202

University Plaza Apartments

719 Venus Mars Court, Jacksonville, Florida 32209

Hampton Villa Apartments

3190 W Edgewood Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32209

Caroline Arms Apartments

6457 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville, Florida 32277

Village at Hyde Park

6549 Londowntowne Ln, Jacksonville, Florida 32210

Silvertree Seniors Jacksonville

3937 Spring Park Rd, Jacksonville, Florida 32207

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jacksonville, Florida
$30.38/hour
$18.38 (+153%) more than Florida minimum wage and $23.13 (+319%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jacksonville, 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, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs for Jacksonville, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Jacksonville, Florida?

The City of Jacksonville has 971,315 people living in 395,223 households.

There are 370,379 renters living in 168,293 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.13 percent of the population living in Jacksonville.

What is the rental market like in Jacksonville, Florida?

There are an estimated 429,392 housing units in the Jacksonville area. Of these, 183,067 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jacksonville, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jacksonville?

The rental vacancy rate in Jacksonville is 7 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 Jacksonville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jacksonville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6,266 38,405 67,953 43,436 11,722
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jacksonville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Jacksonville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,240 to $2,579. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,240
One BR $1,354
Two BR $1,604
Three BR $2,027
Four BR $2,579
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jacksonville, Florida

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

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 3,221 51 percent
One BR 23,154 60 percent
Two BR 39,347 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jacksonville, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Jacksonville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12,854
Public Housing 2,296
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 6,506
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 134
Section 236 Rental Assistance 20
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 99
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 66
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 52
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jacksonville, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville features 10,343 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 Jacksonville, Florida

There are 9,508 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jacksonville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jacksonville, Florida

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jacksonville, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,444 and $1,764.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.