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Fountains at Falkenburg

4409 Tuscany Glen Cir
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

St James Place

12614 Crescent Oaks Pl
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

Belmont Heights Estates, Phase III

3801 N 22nd St
Tampa, Florida

Belmont Phase I

2101 E 26th Ave
Tampa, Florida

Belmont Phase II

3509 N 20th St
Tampa, Florida

Hunt Club

9450 Lazy Ln
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

Cross Creek

6950 Emery Mill Dr
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

Lake Pointe Apartments

7202 N Manhattan Ave
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

Sabal Ridge II

9230 Sabalridge Grove Pl
Tampa, Florida
Affordable

Hacienda De Ybor

1615 Hacienda Ct
Tampa, Florida
Rent Assisted

There are 9,127 low-income apartments in Tampa that offer reduced rents to eligible households. Low-income rents in Tampa, Florida can range from $652 to $969 depending on the number of bedrooms.

Rental assistance programs support 7,591 low-income homes in Tampa where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $359 towards rent each month.

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Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on March 9th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Affordable Housing Near Tampa

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City Apartments
Brandon, FL Affordable Housing programs support 12 apartment communities in Brandon.
Plant City, FL Affordable Housing programs support 10 apartment communities in Plant City.
Riverview, FL Affordable Housing programs support 6 apartment communities in Riverview.
Ruskin, FL Affordable Housing programs support 5 apartment communities in Ruskin.
Wimauma, FL Affordable Housing programs support 4 apartment communities in Wimauma.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Tampa, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Tampa Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
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Tampa, Florida Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Tampa, Florida

Tampa features 7,591 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 Tampa, Florida

There are 9,127 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tampa.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tampa, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tampa landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tampa.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tampa, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,493 and $1,825.

2023 Tampa, Florida Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Tampa, Florida Fair Market Rent $1,291 $1,381 $1,659 $2,123 $2,603
Tampa, Florida Payment Standard Range $1,162 to $1,420 $1,243 to $1,519 $1,493 to $1,825 $1,911 to $2,335 $2,343 to $2,863

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Tampa, FL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 130
Total Low Income Apartments 17,104
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 7,591
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 50.95%
Average Renter Household Size 2.29
Average Household Size 2.42
Median Household Income $44,185 ±$1,128
Median Rent $960 ±$10
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 52.41% ± 1.71pp
Total Population 355,603

Population and Household Demographics

Tampa is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida with a population of 355,603. There are 142,232 households in the city with an average household size of 2.42 persons. 50.95% of households in Tampa are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Tampa

The median gross income for households in Tampa is $44,185 a year, or $3,682 a month. The median rent for the city is $960 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Tampa, a household making less than $3,200 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 52.41% of households who rent are overburdened in Tampa.

Area Median Income In Tampa

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Tampa, the AMI is calculated from all households within Hillsborough County.

In Tampa, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $82,100

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Tampa

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Tampa

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Tampa AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,300 $19,750 $23,030 $27,750 $32,470 $37,190 $41,910 $46,630
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Tampa AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$28,750 $32,850 $36,950 $41,050 $44,350 $47,650 $50,950 $54,200
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Tampa AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,000 $52,600 $59,150 $65,700 $71,000 $76,250 $81,500 $86,750