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

Discover affordable housing in Collier County where there are 40+ 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.

Windsong Club Apartments ( April Cir )

11086 Windsong Cir, Naples, Florida 34109

Wild Pines of Naples II

2580 Wild Pines Ln, Naples, Florida 34112

Crestview Park Apartments

2903 Lake Trafford Road, Immokalee, Florida 34142

Whistlers Cove

11400 Whistlers Cove Cir, Naples, Florida 34113

The Villas of Capri Apartments

7725 Tara Cir, Naples, Florida 34104

Cypress Run

550 Hope Cir, Immokalee, Florida 34142

Whistler's Green Apartments

4700 Whistlers Green Circle, Naples, Florida 34116

George Washington Carver Apartments

350 10th St N, Naples, Florida 34102

Summer Lakes, Phase II

5600 Jonquil Cir, Naples, Florida 34109

Jasmine Cay

100 Jasmine Cir, Naples, Florida 34102

Summer Glen Apartments

1012 Summer Glen Blvd, Immokalee, Florida 34142

Brittany Bay

14820 Triangle Bay Dr, Naples, Florida 34119

Housing Alternatives of Sw Florida

3401 21st Ave SW, Naples, Florida 34117

Goodlette Arms Apartments

948 Goodlette Road, Naples, Florida 34102

Collier Housing Alternatives

4211 Thomasson Ln, Naples, Florida 34112

College Park

6450 College Park Cir, Naples, Florida 34113

Brittany Bay Apartments I

14815 Triangle Bay Dr, Naples, Florida 34110

Noah's Landing Apartments

10555 Noah's Cir, Naples, Florida 34116

Saddlebrook Village

8685 Saddlebrook Cir, Naples, Florida 34104

Eden Gardens

1375 Boxwood Dr, Immokalee, Florida 34142

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Collier County, Florida
$33.75/hour
$21.75 (+181%) more than Florida minimum wage and $26.50 (+366%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Collier 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) programs for Collier County, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Collier County, Florida?

The County of Collier County has 397,994 people living in 166,206 households.

There are 100,398 renters living in 40,238 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.23 percent of the population living in Collier County.

What is the rental market like in Collier County, Florida?

There are an estimated 240,252 housing units in the Collier County area. Of these, 43,778 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Collier County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Collier County?

The rental vacancy rate in Collier County is 8 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 Collier County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Collier County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,794 6,969 18,870 10,114 2,491
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Collier County

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

Among renter households in this market, 63 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 34 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 Collier County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,328 to $2,497. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,328
One BR $1,493
Two BR $1,782
Three BR $2,375
Four BR $2,497
2024 Fair Market Rents in Collier County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Collier 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 881 49 percent
One BR 2,586 37 percent
Two BR 8,004 42 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Collier County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Collier County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,954
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 412
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 38
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 230
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 529
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Collier County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Collier County, Florida

Collier County features 875 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 Collier County, Florida

There are 4,021 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Collier County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Collier County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Collier County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Collier County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Collier County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,604 and $1,960.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.