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

Discover affordable housing in Miami Gardens where there are 16+ 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.

Crossings at University Apartments

18740 NW 27th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

Carol City Gardens

4601 NW 183rd St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33055

183rd Street Apartments

18451 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

135th Street Apartments

2860 NW 135th St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054

187th Street Apartments

18665 NW 37th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

The Gardens Apartments

13180 Port Said Rd, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054

Palmetto Gardens

16850 NW 55th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33055

Cordoba Courts

13875 NW 22nd Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054

Hamlet at Walden Pond

20855 NW 9th Ct, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169

Gardens Apartments

13004 Alexandria Dr, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054

Emerald Dunes

1931 NW 207th St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

Douglas Pointe

3830 NW 183rd St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33055

Eagles Landing Apartments

18900 NW 27th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

Archbishop Mccarthy Residence

13201 NW 28th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054

St Monica Apartments

3425 NW 189th St, Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

Solabella

17361 NW 7th Ave, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169

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

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

How many renters live in Miami Gardens, Florida?

The City of Miami Gardens has 110,491 people living in 36,040 households.

There are 38,892 renters living in 14,275 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.2 percent of the population living in Miami Gardens.

What is the rental market like in Miami Gardens, Florida?

There are an estimated 36,266 housing units in the Miami Gardens area. Of these, 12,600 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Miami Gardens, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Miami Gardens?

The rental vacancy rate in Miami Gardens is 3 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 Gardens for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Gardens
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
381 2,112 3,712 4,547 1,283
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Gardens

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

Among renter households in this market, 64 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 Miami Gardens

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 Gardens, Florida

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

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 315 83 percent
One BR 1,825 86 percent
Two BR 1,991 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Miami Gardens, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Miami Gardens?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,789
Public Housing 82
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 736
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 83
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Miami Gardens, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens features 1,572 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 Gardens, Florida

There are 1,690 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Miami Gardens.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Miami Gardens, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Miami Gardens landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Miami Gardens.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.