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Housing

Houses

In an effort to address the housing needs of Okaloosa County, the Housing Department of Okaloosa County and community stakeholders are working to improve workforce housing availability for the County’s growing population.

 

Okaloosa County supports efforts for residents to take advantage of Housing Authorities, Tax Credits and First-time Homebuyer Programs. Among many other efforts, the County utilizes the State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) that helps families obtain affordable housing.

 

The staff of the Housing Department will implement strategies identified in the Attainable Workforce Housing Strategic Plan while working with developers and real estate entities to increase awareness of the County’s housing needs and achieve quality, affordable housing.

HOUSING RESOURCES

 

Additional resources for people experiencing homelessness:

ALICE is an acronym that stands for Asset Limited, Income, Constrained, Employed. It's a metric that represents the number of households in a specific geographic area that earn more than the Federal Poverty Level but less than the basic cost of living for the county - also known as the ALICE Threshold. 

Individuals and families that identify as ALICE are employed, occasionally working multiple jobs or in essential positions, but are unable to achieve or maintain financial stability due to the rising costs of living and stagnating wages.

ALICE Report

You can browse the ALICE Report online at United For ALICE. Here you will find more details and be able to look at numbers for more concentrated areas, like by zip code.

Hawthorn House:

Veterans and their families are welcome to live at Hawthorn House. 

Located in Fort Walton Beach, Shoreline Villas is a new affordable housing community for income-qualifying residents aged 62 and older.
 
 
Crestview Manor is a Private, Non-Profit, 501(c)(3) Facility. The building is committed by the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners to provide affordable supportive living for low and modest-income elderly, disabled, or recuperating persons. 
 
 
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly:

This program provides funding to develop and subsidize rental housing for low-income residents 62 years of age or older, often with requirements to meet HUD's income limits. 

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)

This Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and the City of Fort Walton Beach Council on issues related to affordable housing and reviews established policies and procedures, ordinances, and regulations and recommends actions or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing as provided in the Okaloosa County Code Section 11.5-60 and Chapter 420, Florida Statutes.

All meetings of the AHAC are open to the public.

 

Quick Links

Attainable Workforce Housing Strategic Plan 

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) Meetings

Fair Housing - Know your Rights

2022-2025 Okaloosa SHIP Local housing Assistance Plan (LHAP)

2019-2022 SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP)

Orphan Parcels Master Plan 2025