Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St. Johns County, FL

Discover affordable housing in St. Johns County 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.

Ponce Harbor Apartments

225 Ponce Harbor Dr, Saint Augustine, Florida 32086

Woodlawn Terrace Apartments

200 S Woodlawn St, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084

Southern Villas Apartments

52 Sunrise Bvld, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084

Casa Del Mar Apartments

1575 A-1-A South, Saint Augustine, Florida 32080

Whispering Woods

210 Whispering Woods Lane, Saint Augustine, Florida 32084

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St. Johns County, Florida
$30.38/hour
$18.38 (+153%) more than Florida minimum wage and $23.13 (+319%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in St. Johns County, Florida?

The County of St. Johns County has 306,841 people living in 119,515 households.

There are 42,868 renters living in 18,284 renter households in this County. Renters make up 13.97 percent of the population living in St. Johns County.

What is the rental market like in St. Johns County, Florida?

There are an estimated 133,453 housing units in the St. Johns County area. Of these, 18,830 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St. Johns County, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St. Johns County?

The rental vacancy rate in St. Johns County 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 St. Johns County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Johns County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
423 2,482 6,246 6,256 2,213
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Johns County

A large number of apartments in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 St. Johns County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,240 to $2,579. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,240
One BR $1,354
Two BR $1,604
Three BR $2,027
Four BR $2,579
2024 Fair Market Rents in St. Johns County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St. Johns 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 247 58 percent
One BR 1,679 68 percent
Two BR 3,400 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St. Johns County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in St. Johns County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 939
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 232
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 118
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St. Johns County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in St. Johns County, Florida

St. Johns County features 224 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 St. Johns County, Florida

There are 344 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St. Johns County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St. Johns County, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St. Johns County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in St. Johns County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St. Johns County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,444 and $1,764.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.