West Palm Beach, Florida Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in West Palm Beach, Florida

There is one Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list open in West Palm Beach.

Go to the Florida Section 8 Waiting Lists page for more openings near West Palm Beach.

Finding Affordable Housing in West Palm Beach, Florida

There are 5,311 low-income apartments in West Palm Beach that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 1,807 low-income homes in West Palm Beach where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $397 towards rent each month.

Waverly Apartments

1386 Summit Pines Blvd
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Affordable

Georgian Gardens Apartments

4330 Community Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
1-2 BR
55+
Affordable

Brenton at Abbey Park

1921 Abbey Rd
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
2-3 BR
Affordable

Parkside Residences

5500 Haverhill Rd N
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Affordable

Residences at Haverhill

5408 Trevor Circle
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Affordable

Dr. Alice Moore

335 27th St
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
Studio-1 BR

Madison Chase

1096 Madison Chase
West Palm Beach, Florida
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Affordable

Saddlebrook Apartments

5101 Caribbean Blvd
West Palm Beach, Florida
1 BR
Affordable

Malibu Bay

750 Malibu Bay Dr
West Palm Beach, Florida
Affordable

Merry Place Apartments

451 Cheerful St
West Palm Beach, Florida
Affordable
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Affordable rent data last confirmed on March 17th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Affordable Housing Near West Palm Beach

View affordable apartments and waiting lists in cities near West Palm Beach

City Apartments
Delray Beach, FL Affordable Housing programs support 8 apartment communities in Delray Beach.
Lake Worth, FL Affordable Housing programs support 8 apartment communities in Lake Worth.
Pahokee, FL Affordable Housing programs support 7 apartment communities in Pahokee.
Riviera Beach, FL Affordable Housing programs support 7 apartment communities in Riviera Beach.
Belle Glade, FL Affordable Housing programs support 5 apartment communities in Belle Glade.

Public Housing Agencies Serving West Palm Beach, 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
West Palm Beach Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Palm Beach County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA); Mainstream Voucher
Boca Raton Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach, Florida Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach features 1,807 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 West Palm Beach, Florida

There are 5,311 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in West Palm Beach.

Housing Choice Vouchers in West Palm Beach, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay West Palm Beach landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in West Palm Beach.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in West Palm Beach, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,693 and $2,069.

2023 West Palm Beach, 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
West Palm Beach, Florida Fair Market Rent $1,258 $1,538 $1,881 $2,513 $3,074
West Palm Beach, Florida Payment Standard Range $1,132 to $1,384 $1,384 to $1,692 $1,693 to $2,069 $2,262 to $2,764 $2,767 to $3,381

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

West Palm Beach, FL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 47
Total Low Income Apartments 7,154
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 1,807
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 51.18%
Average Renter Household Size 2.51
Average Household Size 2.43
Median Household Income $45,800 ±$1,471
Median Rent $1,063 ±$18
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 54.28% ± 2.95pp
Total Population 103,588

Population and Household Demographics

West Palm Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida with a population of 103,588. There are 41,474 households in the city with an average household size of 2.43 persons. 51.18% of households in West Palm Beach are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in West Palm Beach

The median gross income for households in West Palm Beach is $45,800 a year, or $3,817 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,063 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In West Palm Beach, a household making less than $3,543 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 54.28% of households who rent are overburdened in West Palm Beach.

Area Median Income In West Palm Beach

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 West Palm Beach, the AMI is calculated from all households within Palm Beach County.

In West Palm Beach, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $90,300

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 West Palm Beach

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 West Palm Beach

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the West Palm Beach AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$19,350 $22,100 $24,850 $27,750 $32,470 $37,190 $41,910 $46,630
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the West Palm Beach AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$32,200 $36,800 $41,400 $46,000 $49,700 $53,400 $57,050 $60,750
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the West Palm Beach AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$51,550 $58,900 $66,250 $73,600 $79,500 $85,400 $91,300 $97,200