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

Discover affordable housing in Kissimmee where there are 28+ 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.

St. Cloud Village

201 Saint Cloud Village Ct, Kissimmee, Florida 34744

Fountains at San Remo Court

840 Perth Pl, Kissimmee, Florida 34758

Breezewood Village Apts. Ph I

914a Country Circle, Kissimmee, Florida

Whistlers Park at Lakeside

2200 Whistlers Park Cir, Kissimmee, Florida 34743

Kensington

2605 Kent Pl, Kissimmee, Florida 34741

Wellington Woods ( Osceola Dwn )

2404 Abby Dr, Kissimmee, Florida 34741

Reef Club II

1909 Island Cir, Kissimmee, Florida 34741

Reef Club Apartments

1913 Club Reef Dr, Kissimmee, Florida 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kissimmee, Florida
$35.17/hour
$23.17 (+193%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.92 (+385%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Kissimmee, Florida.

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 80,009 people living in 29,541 households.

There are 43,762 renters living in 16,326 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 29,496 housing units in the Kissimmee area. Of these, 14,099 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kissimmee, Florida, there are 1 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 many renter households in Kissimmee are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 77 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 49 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 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:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,642
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 85
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 51
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 195
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kissimmee, Florida

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

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.