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

Discover affordable housing in Sunrise where there are 4+ 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.

Golf View Gardens

7300 NW 30th Pl, Sunrise, Florida 33313

Federation Gardens

5010 N Nob Hill Rd, Sunrise, Florida 33351

Federation Landings

5020 N Nob Hill Rd, Sunrise, Florida 33351

Pinnacle At

3871 N Pine Island Rd, Sunrise, Florida 33351

calendar_today Opened: Mar 25
calendar_today Closes: Mar 29,

Reported On March 25th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sunrise, Florida
$39.81/hour
$27.81 (+232%) more than Florida minimum wage and $32.56 (+449%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sunrise, 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 programs for Sunrise, Florida.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Sunrise, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Sunrise, Florida?

The City of Sunrise has 96,291 people living in 36,798 households.

There are 30,828 renters living in 11,545 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.02 percent of the population living in Sunrise.

What is the rental market like in Sunrise, Florida?

There are an estimated 41,245 housing units in the Sunrise area. Of these, 12,157 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sunrise, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sunrise?

The rental vacancy rate in Sunrise is 6 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 Sunrise for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sunrise
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
690 2,178 5,411 2,482 494
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sunrise

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

Among renter households in this market, 73 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 Sunrise

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,573 to $3,567. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,573
One BR $1,692
Two BR $2,102
Three BR $2,916
Four BR $3,567
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sunrise, Florida

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

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 298 43 percent
One BR 1,214 56 percent
Two BR 1,077 20 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sunrise, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Sunrise?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 300
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 124
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 68
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sunrise, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Sunrise, Florida

Sunrise features 200 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 Sunrise, Florida

There are 143 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sunrise.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sunrise, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sunrise landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Sunrise.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sunrise, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,892 and $2,312.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.