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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orlando, 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 Orlando, 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, Moving to Work programs for Orlando, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Orlando, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Orlando, Florida?

The City of Orlando has 316,086 people living in 136,364 households.

There are 173,340 renters living in 81,267 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.84 percent of the population living in Orlando.

What is the rental market like in Orlando, Florida?

There are an estimated 147,352 housing units in the Orlando area. Of these, 86,391 units are rental homes, making up 59 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orlando, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orlando?

The rental vacancy rate in Orlando 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 Orlando for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orlando
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6,448 23,526 37,582 10,379 2,748
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orlando

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Orlando

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 Orlando, Florida

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

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 3,951 61 percent
One BR 15,802 67 percent
Two BR 13,034 35 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orlando, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Orlando?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 8,056
Public Housing 1,033
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,172
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 229
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 23
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orlando, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Orlando, Florida

Orlando features 3,855 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 Orlando, Florida

There are 21,629 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orlando.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orlando, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Orlando landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Orlando.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orlando, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,671 and $2,043.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.