Section 8 in Deltona, FL: FMR & Landlord Guide

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro area (CBSA 19660). FY2026 Fair Market Rents, active voucher counts, housing authorities and wait-list status, and source-of-income law. Every figure below links back to its source.

2-bedroom FMR (FY2026)
$1,806
HUD
Active vouchers
4,337
82% utilized
Housing authorities
6
serving this metro
Source-of-income law
Protected
Miami-Dade Code Ch.11A

Fair Market Rent by bedroom count

HUD-published metro FMR for FY2026. Payment standards (what a PHA actually pays) are set between 90% and 110% of FMR at PHA discretion.

BedroomsFMRPayment standard (90–110%)
Efficiency (studio)$1,278$1,150 – $1,406
1-bedroom$1,433$1,290 – $1,576
2-bedroom$1,806$1,625 – $1,987
3-bedroom$2,468$2,221 – $2,715
4-bedroom$2,797$2,517 – $3,077

Example: at 100% of FMR, a 2-bedroom voucher in Deltona, FL covers up to $1,806 in gross rent (before the tenant’s utility allowance). Between the low and high end of the range: $1,625$1,987.

Voucher demand in this metro

Active vouchers
4,337
Occupied
3,555
Utilization
82%

Aggregated from HUD Public Housing Authority data (FY2026). High utilization means voucher holders are placed and reliably paying rent, a stable but competitive tenant pool for accepting landlords.

Housing authorities serving Deltona, FL

6 PHAs administer vouchers in this metro. Contact the PHA that covers the specific address you’re considering.

  • Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach

    Daytona Beach, FL · FL007 · 1,884 HCV units

    Status unknown
  • DeLand Housing Authority

    Deland, FL · FL072 · 1,013 HCV units

    Status unknown
  • Housing Authority of New Smyrna Beach

    New Smyrna Beach, FL · FL022 · 501 HCV units

    Status unknown
  • Housing Authority of the County of Flagler

    Bunnell, FL · FL030 · 399 HCV units

    Status unknown
  • County of Volusia Dept. of Community Services

    Deland, FL · FL113 · 327 HCV units

    Status unknown
  • Ormond Beach Housing Authority

    Ormond Beach, FL · FL024 · 213 HCV units

    Status unknown

Source-of-income law in FL

A local ordinance in this jurisdiction protects voucher holders from source-of-income discrimination, even though FL has no statewide protection.

Miami-Dade Code Ch.11A · view statute →

Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change; verify current status before making a leasing decision.

Analyze a specific Deltona, FL property

Look up the address’s SAFMR (ZIP-level rent), plug the numbers into the voucher-vs-market analyzer, and check the HQS pre-inspection list before scheduling.