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

Discover affordable housing in Ruskin where there are 5+ 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.

Orchard Park

1512 Orchard Park Circle, Ruskin, Florida 33570

Irongate Apartments

1820 Blair Castle Cir, Ruskin, Florida 33570

Manatee Village Phase IV

916 Sawgrass Marsh Court, Ruskin, Florida

Manatee Village

1016 Manatee Village Drive, Ruskin, Florida

Grove Pointe Apartments

102 Laguna Oaks Pl, Ruskin, Florida 33570

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ruskin, Florida
$35.06/hour
$23.06 (+192%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.81 (+384%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ruskin, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Ruskin, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Ruskin, Florida?

The City of Ruskin has 28,878 people living in 9,008 households.

There are 7,546 renters living in 2,504 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.13 percent of the population living in Ruskin.

What is the rental market like in Ruskin, Florida?

There are an estimated 10,231 housing units in the Ruskin area. Of these, 2,784 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ruskin, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ruskin?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ruskin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
15 316 714 768 647
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ruskin

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Ruskin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,449 to $2,888. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,449
One BR $1,562
Two BR $1,851
Three BR $2,367
Four BR $2,888
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ruskin, Florida

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

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 15 100 percent
One BR 316 100 percent
Two BR 368 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ruskin, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Ruskin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 324
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ruskin, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Ruskin, Florida

Ruskin features 89 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 Ruskin, Florida

There are 324 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Ruskin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ruskin, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ruskin landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Ruskin.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ruskin, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,666 and $2,036.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.