Apartments for rent in the bronx that accept vouchers

Affordable Housing In Bronx County New York

Waiting List Openings In Bronx County

1,713 Low Income Apartment Communities In Bronx County

1880 Boston Road

1880 Boston Road

New York City, New York

Call For Rent

Studio-1 BR

62+

Elderly Supportive Housing

Homeless Supportive Housing

The Balton

311 Saint Nicholas Ave

New York City, New York

Call For Rent

Studio-3 BR

Fort Schuyler House

3077 Cross Bronx Expwy

New York City, New York

Call For Rent

Studio-1 BR

62+

Daniel Gilmartin Housing

53-11 99th St

New City, New York

Call For Rent

Studio-2 BR

Subsidized

62+

Accessible

Elderly Supportive Housing

Section 8 Vouchers, Apartments, and Waiting Lists in Bronx County, New York

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.

Households who qualify for these programs may also qualify for Project-Based Section 8, which contributes rental assistance payments directly to private landlords on behalf of low-income tenants. Eligibility for the project-based program is similar to the voucher programs, but waiting list and application policies will vary depending on the landlord.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Bronx County, New York

Guide To Affordable Housing in Bronx County, New York

There are 1,713 low income housing apartment communities offering 272,439 affordable apartments for rent in Bronx County, New York.

Bronx County features 168,761 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

There are 102,554 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bronx County.

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bronx County landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Bronx County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bronx County, New York for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,206 and $2,696.

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.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Bronx County, NY Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Bronx County is a county in New York with a population of 1,428,357. There are 484,902 households in the county with an average household size of 2.86 persons. 81.03% of households in Bronx County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Bronx County

The median gross income for households in Bronx County is $34,299 a year, or $2,858 a month. The median rent for the county is $1,074 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Bronx County, a household making less than $3,580 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 57.97% of households who rent are overburdened in Bronx County.

Area Median Income In Bronx County

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.

In Bronx County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $94,500

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 Bronx County

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 Bronx County