Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Winter Garden, FL

Discover affordable housing in Winter Garden where there are 5+ 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.

Evergreen Garden Apartments

678 W Bay St, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

Bay Pointe

1053 Horizon St, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

Country Garden Apartments

1412 Country Garden Cir, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

West Pointe Villas

1207 W Pointe Villas Blvd, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

Park Avenue Villas

46 S Park Ave, Winter Garden, Florida 34787

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Winter Garden, Florida
$35.17/hour
$23.17 (+193%) more than Florida minimum wage and $27.92 (+385%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Winter Garden, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Winter Garden, Florida?

The City of Winter Garden has 46,518 people living in 14,786 households.

There are 14,703 renters living in 4,393 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.61 percent of the population living in Winter Garden.

What is the rental market like in Winter Garden, Florida?

There are an estimated 15,941 housing units in the Winter Garden area. Of these, 4,657 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Winter Garden, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Winter Garden?

The rental vacancy rate in Winter Garden is 5 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 Winter Garden for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Garden
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
108 280 1,509 1,430 944
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Garden

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Winter Garden

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,558 to $2,849. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,558
One BR $1,638
Two BR $1,857
Three BR $2,362
Four BR $2,849
2024 Fair Market Rents in Winter Garden, Florida

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

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 101 94 percent
One BR 260 93 percent
Two BR 862 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Winter Garden, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Winter Garden?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 464
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 94
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Winter Garden, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Winter Garden, Florida

Winter Garden features 94 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 $1,671 and $2,043.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.