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Discover affordable housing in Delray Beach where there are 17+ 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.
2001 NE 3rd Ave, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
bed3
1301 SW10th Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
bed1-2
payment$942-1132/mo.
3900 Village Dr Unit A, Delray Beach, Florida 33445
bed3
payment$2850/mo.
4555 Palm Ridge Blvd, Delray Beach, Florida 33445
bed3
payment$2940/mo.
203 SE 8th St, Delray Beach, Florida 33483
payment$2150/mo.
261 Piedmont F, Delray Beach, Florida 33484
bed2
payment$1850/mo.
6586 Southurst Terrace, Delray Beach, Florida 33446
bed2
payment$1950/mo.
252 Brittany F, Delray Beach, Florida 33446
bed2
payment$1700/mo.
145 SW 13th Ave, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
bed3
payment$2900/mo.
3900 Village Dr, Delray Beach, Florida 33445
bed3
payment$2775/mo.
5371 Washington Rd, Delray Beach, Florida 33484
bed3
payment$2235/mo.
695 Auburn Ave, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
Various, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
700 Lindell Blvd, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
625 Auburn Cir W, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
600 LINDELL BLVD, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
738 SW 12TH AVE, Delray Beach, Florida 33444
bed1-4
How To Identify Affordable Housing in Delray Beach, 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.
| Badge | Description |
|---|---|
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait | Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists. |
paymentSubsidized | Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent. |
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers | Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you |
elderlySenior | Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older. |
paymentIncome Based | Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income. |
accessibilityAccessible | Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy. |
accessible_forwardDisability | Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities. |
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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InDelray Beach, Florida
$42.16/hour
(+251%) more thanFlorida minimum wage and
$34.91(+482%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Delray Beach, Florida?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.
Palm Beach County Housing Authority
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Mainstream Voucher programs for Delray Beach, Florida.
Delray Beach Housing Authority
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Delray Beach, Florida.
Boca Raton Housing Authority
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Delray Beach, Florida.
Go to theFloridaPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Delray Beach.
How many renters live in Delray Beach, Florida?
The City of Delray Beach has 67,035people living in 26,688 households.
There are 20,753 renters living in9,588 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 30.96percent of the population living in Delray Beach.
What is the rental market like in Delray Beach, Florida?
There are an estimated 36,357 housing units in theDelray Beach area. Of these, 11,359 units are rentalhomes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Delray Beach, Florida, there are1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Delray Beach?
The rental vacancy rate in Delray Beach is 9 percent.This is ahigher than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tendto be lower.
How many rental units are in Delray Beach for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delray Beach
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms 305 2,620 5,170 1,580 307 Occupied Rental Units by Size in Delray Beach
A large number of apartments in Delray Beach have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Delray Beach are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 63percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 39percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Delray Beach
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,573 to $3,556. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents Studio $1,573 One BR $1,851 Two BR $2,226 Three BR $2,942 Four BR $3,556 2024 Fair Market Rents in Delray Beach, Florida
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Delray Beach?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch 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 167 55 percent One BR 1,286 49 percent Two BR 1,412 27 percent Rental Units Below FMR in Delray Beach, Florida
How many affordable rental units are in Delray Beach?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households inDelray Beach, Florida including the following: Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.Federal Program Unit Count Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,190 Public Housing 13 Tracked Units by Federal Program in Delray Beach, Florida
Income Based Apartments in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach features 5 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Delray Beach, Florida
There are 1,002 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Delray Beach.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Delray Beach, Florida
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Delray Beach landlords$1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $400 towards rent inDelray Beach.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Delray Beach, Florida fora two-bedroom apartment is between $2,003 and $2,449.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.
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