What HUD offices serve Stuart, 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.
Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Stuart.
How many renters live in Stuart, Florida?
The City of Stuart has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.26 percent of the population living in Stuart.
What is the rental market like in Stuart, Florida?
There are an estimated housing units in the Stuart area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Stuart, Florida, there are 1.1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Stuart?
The rental vacancy rate in Stuart 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 Stuart for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stuart
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms 323 577 1,391 865 87 Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stuart
A large number of apartments in Stuart 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 Stuart
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,278 to $2,433. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents Studio $1,278 One BR $1,286 Two BR $1,573 Three BR $2,175 Four BR $2,433 2024 Fair Market Rents in Stuart, Florida
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Stuart?
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 119 37 percent One BR 372 64 percent Two BR 653 47 percent Rental Units Below FMR in Stuart, Florida
How many affordable rental units are in Stuart?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in
Stuart, Florida including the following: Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.Federal Program Unit Count Low Income Housing Tax Credit Public Housing Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Tracked Units by Federal Program in Stuart, Florida
Income Based Apartments in Stuart, Florida
Stuart features 184 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 Stuart, Florida
There are 962 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Stuart.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Stuart, Florida
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Stuart landlords $1,300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Stuart.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Stuart, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,416 and $1,730.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.