Country Garden Apartments

1412 Country Garden Cir
Winter Garden, Florida
Affordable

Evergreen Garden Apartments

678 W Bay St
Winter Garden, Florida
Rent Assisted

West Pointe Villas

1207 W Pointe Villas Blvd
Winter Garden, Florida
Affordable

Park Avenue Villas

46 S Park Ave
Winter Garden, Florida
Affordable

Bay Pointe

1053 Horizon St
Winter Garden, Florida
Rent Assisted

There are 592 low-income apartments in Winter Garden that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 126 low-income homes in Winter Garden where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $414 towards rent each month.

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Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Affordable Housing Near Winter Garden

View affordable apartments and waiting lists in cities near Winter Garden

City Apartments
Orlando, FL Affordable Housing programs support 136 apartment communities in Orlando.
Winter Park, FL Affordable Housing programs support 9 apartment communities in Winter Park.
Apopka, FL Affordable Housing programs support 8 apartment communities in Apopka.
Ocoee, FL Affordable Housing programs support 2 apartment communities in Ocoee.
Windermere, FL Affordable Housing programs support 2 apartment communities in Windermere.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Winter Garden, 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
Orange County Housing and Community Development Division Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Florida Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Winter Garden.

Winter Garden, Florida Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Winter Garden, Florida

Winter Garden features 126 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 Winter Garden, Florida

There are 592 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Winter Garden.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Winter Garden, Florida

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Winter Garden landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Winter Garden.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Winter Garden, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,454 and $1,778.

2023 Winter Garden, 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
Winter Garden, Florida Fair Market Rent $1,338 $1,422 $1,616 $2,064 $2,503
Winter Garden, Florida Payment Standard Range $1,204 to $1,472 $1,280 to $1,564 $1,454 to $1,778 $1,858 to $2,270 $2,253 to $2,753

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Winter Garden, FL Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 5
Total Low Income Apartments 718
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 126
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 31.08%
Average Renter Household Size 2.80
Average Household Size 3.04
Median Household Income $60,352 ±$5,285
Median Rent $986 ±$51
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 53.5% ± 8.49pp
Total Population 37,955

Population and Household Demographics

Winter Garden is a city in Orange County, Florida with a population of 37,955. There are 12,318 households in the city with an average household size of 3.04 persons. 31.08% of households in Winter Garden are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Winter Garden

The median gross income for households in Winter Garden is $60,352 a year, or $5,029 a month. The median rent for the city is $986 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Winter Garden, a household making less than $3,287 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 53.5% of households who rent are overburdened in Winter Garden.

Area Median Income In Winter Garden

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 Winter Garden, the AMI is calculated from all households within Orange County.

In Winter Garden, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,100

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 Winter Garden

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 Winter Garden

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Winter Garden AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,400 $19,900 $23,030 $27,750 $32,470 $37,190 $41,910 $46,630
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Winter Garden AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,050 $33,200 $37,350 $41,450 $44,800 $48,100 $51,400 $54,750
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Winter Garden AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,450 $53,050 $59,700 $66,300 $71,650 $76,950 $82,250 $87,550