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

Discover affordable housing in Winter Haven where there are 14+ 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.

Abbey Lane Apartments

100 Evergreen Place SW, Winter Haven, Florida 33880

Wahneta Palms

225 Wahneta Palms Dr, Winter Haven, Florida 33880

Villas at Lakesmart

4225 Vista Del Lago Drive, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Cypress Cove

930 5th St, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Ridgewood Apartments

2201 Ridgewood Road NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Winter Haven Manor

140 Avenue a SW, Winter Haven, Florida 33880

Cypress Cathedral Apartments

1801 Havendale Blvd NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Palm Place Apartments

2401 2nd St NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Lakeview Tower

745 Avenue A SW, Winter Haven, Florida 33880

Auburn Village Senior Residneces

811 Jersey Rd, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Lakeside Terrace Senior

391 Avenue O NE, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Douglas Fraser Towers

745 Avenue A Southwest, Winter Haven, Florida 33880

Sunrise Bay Apartments

101 Parker Ln NE, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

2501 6th St NE

2501 6th St NE, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Winter Haven, Florida
$23.67/hour
$11.67 (+97%) more than Florida minimum wage and $16.42 (+227%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Winter Haven, 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 Winter Haven, Florida.

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

How many renters live in Winter Haven, Florida?

The City of Winter Haven has 50,778 people living in 18,741 households.

There are 18,781 renters living in 6,929 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.99 percent of the population living in Winter Haven.

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

There are an estimated 22,180 housing units in the Winter Haven area. Of these, 7,316 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Winter Haven, Florida, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Winter Haven?

The rental vacancy rate in Winter Haven 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 Haven for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Haven
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
240 1,531 2,894 1,764 435
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Winter Haven

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Haven

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,006 to $2,121. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,006
One BR $1,012
Two BR $1,250
Three BR $1,679
Four BR $2,121
2024 Fair Market Rents in Winter Haven, Florida

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

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 215 90 percent
One BR 1,036 68 percent
Two BR 1,729 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Winter Haven, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Winter Haven?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 321
Public Housing 131
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 620
Section 236 Rental Assistance 102
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Winter Haven, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Winter Haven, Florida

Winter Haven features 856 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 Haven, Florida

There are 556 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Winter Haven.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Winter Haven, Florida

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Winter Haven, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,125 and $1,375.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.