Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Palm Beach County, FL

Discover affordable housing in Palm Beach County where there are 288+ 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.

Mystic Woods Apartments, Phase II

4234 Leo Ln, Riviera Beach, Florida 33410

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accessibility Accessible

Sunny Hills Homesites

7141 Washington Ave, Lantana, Florida 33462

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Paul Lawrence Dunbar Senior Complex

838 Grant St, West Palm Beach, Florida 33407

bed 1-3

Lake Delray Apartments

600 LINDELL BLVD, Delray Beach, Florida 33444

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accessibility Accessible

The Courts at Village Square

738 SW 12TH AVE, Delray Beach, Florida 33444

bed 1-4
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Dixie Manor

1350 N Dixie Hwy, Boca Raton, Florida 33432

bed 1-4
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Congress Park Apartments

3010 Congress Park Dr, Lake Worth, Florida 33461

bed 2-3
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accessibility Accessible

Amaryllis Gardens

381 J. Malone Drive, Pahokee, Florida

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Okee/Osceola Center

1284 Nw Avenue L, Belle Glade, Florida

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Acacia Place

345 Haverhill Rd, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Fremd Village

308 Pope Ct, Pahokee, Florida 33476

payment Subsidized

Mc Clure Village

816 Jefferson Ave, Pahokee, Florida 33476

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Padgett Island Homes

701 Padgett Cir, Pahokee, Florida 33476

payment Subsidized

Lincoln Plaza

1434 Henrietta Ave, West Palm Beach, Florida 0

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Seminole Estate Apartments and Schall ( 2 Sites )

1745 Drexel Rd, West Palm Beach, Florida 33417

payment Subsidized

Dyson Circle and South Bay Apartments

567 Mango Dr, West Palm Beach, Florida 33415

payment Subsidized

Lantana Apartments 92hr004 - 01

2730 Lantana Rd, Lantana, Florida 33462

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accessibility Accessible

Marina Bay

2350 Lantana Rd, Lantana, Florida 33462

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accessibility Accessible

The Hamlet

1900 Boynton Bay Ct, Boynton Beach, Florida 33435

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Palm Glade Apartments

2000 S Main St, Belle Glade, Florida 33430

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accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Palm Beach County, Florida

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Palm Beach County, Florida
$42.16/hour
$30.16 (+251%) more than Florida minimum wage and $34.91 (+482%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Palm Beach 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Mainstream Voucher programs for Palm Beach County, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Palm Beach County, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Palm Beach County, Florida?

The County of Palm Beach County has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.96 percent of the population living in Palm Beach County.

What is the rental market like in Palm Beach County, Florida?

There are an estimated housing units in the Palm Beach County area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Palm Beach County, Florida, there are 1.1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Palm Beach County?

The rental vacancy rate in Palm Beach County 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 Palm Beach County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Palm Beach County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8,168 44,017 85,791 38,259 5,864
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Palm Beach County

A large number of apartments in Palm Beach County 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 Palm Beach County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,573 to $3,556. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,573
One BR $1,851
Two BR $2,226
Three BR $2,942
Four BR $3,556
2024 Fair Market Rents in Palm Beach County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Palm Beach 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 4,719 58 percent
One BR 22,364 51 percent
Two BR 25,428 30 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Palm Beach County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Palm Beach County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Public Housing
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Palm Beach County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County features 4,482 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 Palm Beach County, Florida

There are 10,407 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Palm Beach County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Palm Beach County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Palm Beach County landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Palm Beach County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Palm Beach County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,003 and $2,449.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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