Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Miami Dade County, FL

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Discover affordable housing in Miami Dade County where there are 548+ 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.

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Campbell Arms

800 NE 12th Avenue , Homestead, Florida 33030

payment $895-1150/mo.

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Village Allapattah I

2370 NW 17th Ave, Miami, Florida 33142

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New Horizons

690 NW 60th Street , Miami, Florida 33127

payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Calusa Cove

8160 SW 210th St, Cutler Bay, Florida 33189

payment Subsidized elderly Senior accessibility Accessible

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Cutler Manor

10875 SW 216th Street , Miami, Florida 33170

payment Subsidized

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Villa Biscayne Apartments

15350 SW 284 Street, Homestead, Florida 33033

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Lake Point Plaza Apartments

1005 & 1025 West 76th Street, Hialeah, Florida 33014

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Princeton Park

13105 Southwest 248th Street, Homestead, Florida 33032

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Villa Patricia I

234 NE 79th St, Miami, Florida 33138

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Cherry Village

421 NE 12th Avenue, Homestead, Florida 33030

payment Subsidized

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Lucida Apartments

15800 NW 77th Ct, Miami, Florida 33016

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Orchid Grove

750 NW 8th St, Florida City, Florida 33034

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BCC Apartments

21160 SW 112th Avenue, Cutler Bay, Florida 33189

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Lulav Square Apartments

628 Lenox Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Mildred and Claude Pepper Towers

2350 NW 54th St, Miami, Florida 33142

payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Lincoln Fields Apartments

2020 NW 63rd St, Miami, Florida 33147

payment Subsidized accessibility Accessible

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Hainlin Mills

10400 SW 216th St, Cutler Bay, Florida 33190

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Brownsville Transit Village II

5275 NW 29th Ave, Miami, Florida 33142

payment $871-1130/mo. switch_access_shortcut Short Wait accessibility Accessible

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Labre Place

350 NW 4th St, Miami, Florida 33128

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Las Palmas I

740 NW 25th Ave , Miami, Florida 33125

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How To Identify Affordable Housing in Miami Dade County, Florida

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers elderly Senior payment Income Based accessibility Accessible accessible_forward Disability real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Miami Dade County, Florida $32.02 (+267%) more than Florida minimum wage and $36.77 (+507%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

What HUD offices serve Miami Dade County, 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, Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Miami Dade County, Florida.

How many renters live in Miami Dade County, Florida?

The County of Miami Dade County has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this County. Renters make up 44.49 percent of the population living in Miami Dade County.

What is the rental market like in Miami Dade County, Florida?

There are an estimated housing units in the Miami Dade County area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Miami Dade County, Florida, there are 1.07 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Miami Dade County?

The rental vacancy rate in Miami Dade County is 6 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 Miami Dade County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Dade County
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Miami Dade County

A large number of apartments in Miami Dade County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in Miami Dade County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,683 to $3,589. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

2024 Fair Market Rents in Miami Dade County, Florida

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Miami Dade County?

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:

Rental Units Below FMR in Miami Dade County, Florida

How many affordable rental units are in Miami Dade County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Miami Dade County, Florida including the following:

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Miami Dade County, Florida

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

Income Based Apartments in Miami Dade County, Florida

Miami Dade County features 20,085 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 Miami Dade County, Florida

There are 31,461 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Miami Dade County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Miami Dade County, Florida

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Miami Dade County, Florida for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,092 and $2,556.