What HUD offices serve Kissimmee, 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.
Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Kissimmee.
How many renters live in Kissimmee, Florida?
The City of Kissimmee has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.7 percent of the population living in Kissimmee.
What is the rental market like in Kissimmee, Florida?
There are an estimated housing units in the Kissimmee area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kissimmee, Florida, there are 0.86 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kissimmee?
The rental vacancy rate in Kissimmee 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 Kissimmee for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kissimmee
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms 499 2,827 5,237 3,216 1,047 Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kissimmee
A large number of apartments in Kissimmee have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How Much Is Rent in Kissimmee
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,558 to $2,849. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents Studio $1,558 One BR $1,638 Two BR $1,857 Three BR $2,362 Four BR $2,849 2024 Fair Market Rents in Kissimmee, Florida
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kissimmee?
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 415 83 percent One BR 2,459 87 percent Two BR 3,261 62 percent Rental Units Below FMR in Kissimmee, Florida
How many affordable rental units are in Kissimmee?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in
Kissimmee, Florida including the following: Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.Federal Program Unit Count Low Income Housing Tax Credit Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kissimmee, Florida
Income Based Apartments in Kissimmee, Florida
Kissimmee features 413 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 Kissimmee, Florida
There are 4,761 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kissimmee.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Kissimmee, Florida
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kissimmee landlords $6,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Kissimmee.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kissimmee, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,671 and $2,043.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.