Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Miami Dade County, FL

Discover affordable housing in Miami Dade County where there are 417+ 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.

Royal Coast

9001 SW 156th St, Miami, Florida 33157

Esmeralda Bay

3780 NW 22nd Ave, Miami, Florida 33142

South Miami Plaza - Preservation

6701 SW 62nd Ave, Miami, Florida 33143

Civic Towers and Civic Tower Senior

1855 NW 15th Ave, Miami, Florida 33125

Villa Capri

14500 SW 280th St, Homestead, Florida 33032

Marian Towers

17505 North Bay Rd., Miami, Florida 33160

Caribbean Village Apartments

19755 SW 110 CT., Miami, Florida 33157

Centerra Townhomes

18096 SW 107TH Ave, Miami, Florida 33157

Sunset Pointe

1170 NW 79th St, Miami, Florida 33150

Tuscany Cove Apartments

5900 NW 7th Ave, Miami, Florida 33127

Regatta Place

3180 NW 42nd St, Miami, Florida 33142

Cabana Club

19701 SW 110th Ct, Cutler Bay, Florida 33157

Park Green Apartments

1050-1070 NW 9th Ave, Florida City, Florida 33034

Southpoint Crossing Apartments

897 W Lucy St, Florida City, Florida 33034

Siesta Pointe

5800 NW 186th St, Hialeah, Florida 33015

River Oaks

501 NW 5th Ave, Florida City, Florida 33034

Congress Building

111 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, Florida 33132

Hamlet at Walden Pond

20855 NW 9th Ct, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169

Malibu Gardens

13800 SW 268th St, Homestead, Florida 33032

Coral Gardens Apartments

250 SW 14th Ave, Homestead, Florida 33030

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Miami Dade County, 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 Miami Dade County, 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 Miami Dade County, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Miami Dade County, Florida?

The County of Miami Dade County has 2,673,837 people living in 983,509 households.

There are 1,189,560 renters living in 475,630 renter households in this County. Renters make up 44.49 percent of the population living in Miami Dade County.

What is the rental market like in Miami Dade County, Florida?

There are an estimated 1,095,510 housing units in the Miami Dade County area. Of these, 508,878 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Miami Dade County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Miami Dade County?

The rental vacancy rate in Miami Dade County is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Miami Dade County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Dade County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
42,326 137,726 187,941 85,855 19,413
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Dade County

A large number of apartments in Miami Dade County 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 Miami Dade County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 60 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Miami Dade County

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 Miami Dade County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Miami Dade County?

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 27,186 64 percent
One BR 77,160 56 percent
Two BR 61,044 32 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Miami Dade County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Miami Dade County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 35,236
Public Housing 7,692
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 9,416
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,496
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 2,074
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 121
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 15
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 808
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Miami Dade County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Miami Dade County, Florida

Miami Dade County features 20,085 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 Miami Dade County, Florida

There are 31,461 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Miami Dade County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Miami Dade County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Miami Dade County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Miami Dade County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.