ApartmentSmart.com

Name

ApartmentSmart.com

Legal name

ApartmentSmart.com, Inc.

Website

https://apartmentsmart.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Information Services

NAICS

Other Community Housing Services (624229)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

Keywords

• Affordable housing database
• Housing waiting lists
• Section 8 vouchers
• Low-income housing
• Public housing information

Headquarters

HQ city

Salisbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ApartmentSmart.com (operating as AffordableHousingOnline.com) runs a web-based platform that provides a searchable, human-verified database of affordable rental housing properties and waiting lists across all 50 U.S. states. The service helps low-income renters locate Section 8 voucher waiting lists, public housing programs, and LIHTC apartments, and includes educational guides on eligibility, applications, and scam prevention.

Product overview

ApartmentSmart.com (operating as AffordableHousingOnline.com) operates as a unified web platform providing comprehensive affordable housing information services. The core product consists of a searchable database covering 77,700+ properties, 5,000,000+ units, and 5,000+ waiting lists. The platform is organized around two primary product areas: (1) Housing Waiting Lists — a searchable directory of Section 8 voucher and public housing/apartment waiting lists that enables users to find and apply to open opportunities; and (2) Apartment Search — a housing search tool for finding affordable apartments near the user's location. Supporting these core products are informational resources including the Affordable Housing Guide, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Guide, Section 8 Voucher Guide, Housing Scam Prevention Guide, and Affordable Housing Glossary. The company also provides a Housing Authority Directory for locating local housing authorities. All content is curated by affordable housing professionals and verified through human research, with proprietary technology monitoring thousands of housing providers for timely updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Waiting Lists Database A searchable directory of affordable housing waiting lists across the United States, enabling low-income renters to find and apply to Section 8 voucher and public housing waiting lists, with each entry human-verified by the company's research team.
• Apartment / Housing Search Tool A location-based search tool that lets users find affordable apartments and low-income housing properties near them, drawing on the platform's verified database of 77,700+ properties.
• Section 8 Voucher Waiting Lists A dedicated section for browsing and applying to open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists nationwide, with guidance on eligibility and how to apply.
• Apartment / Public Housing Waiting Lists A dedicated section for browsing and applying to open public housing and apartment waiting lists, paired with thorough, actionable application guidance.
• Housing Authority Directory A reference directory of housing authorities across the United States, enabling users to find and contact the local public housing authority serving their area.
• Affordable Housing Email Alerts An email alert subscription that notifies subscribers when affordable housing waiting lists open, complementing the platform's real-time monitoring system.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hotpads: Hotpads is a major rental marketplace (owned by Zillow Group) with map-based apartment search and filterable listing features. Comparable as a rental search destination, but broader in scope and lacking ApartmentSmart.com's affordable-housing specificity, waiting-list tracking, and human-verified government program data.
• ForRent.com: ForRent.com is a long-standing national apartment search marketplace (operated by Bozzuto/ForRent Media Solutions). Comparable as a destination for renters searching apartments but without affordable-housing specialization, voucher focus, or waiting-list tracking.
• Apartments.com: Apartments.com is a leading national apartment search marketplace operated by CoStar Group. Overlaps with ApartmentSmart.com's rental search functionality but targets a broader renter segment and does not focus on low-income, voucher, or subsidized housing programs.
• Realtor.com Rentals: Realtor.com offers broad rental search capabilities alongside its home sales marketplace. Comparable as a general-purpose rental search destination but lacks dedicated affordable housing, voucher, and waiting list data comparable to ApartmentSmart.com.
• Zillow Rentals: Zillow Rentals operates a large-scale consumer rental search platform with millions of monthly users. Overlaps with ApartmentSmart.com in renting intent but does not match its affordable-housing specialization, Section 8 voucher focus, or waiting list database.

Emerging players

• PadSplit: PadSplit operates a shared housing marketplace targeting workforce and low-income renters with rooms priced by the night or week. Comparable as it serves the affordable housing segment, but differs by being a direct housing operator rather than an information and waiting list directory.
• Affordable Housing Hub: Affordable Housing Hub aggregates subsidized and affordable rental listings with a focus on helping renters identify eligible properties. Directly comparable in serving low-income renters seeking affordable units, though typically with a smaller verified dataset than ApartmentSmart.com.

Direct peers

• Housing List (Socialserve): Housing List operates a nationwide affordable housing waiting list directory supported by Socialserve, an affordable housing technology vendor. Directly comparable as a centralized database of Section 8 and affordable housing waiting lists competing for the same organic search intent.
• GoSection8: GoSection8 is a marketplace and resource hub that helps Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders find participating landlords and affordable rentals. Directly comparable to ApartmentSmart.com's Section 8 voucher waiting list and housing search functionality, targeting the same low-income renter segment.

Others

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): HUD operates the official federal resource directories for public housing, Section 8, and multifamily subsidized properties. ApartmentSmart.com positions itself as larger and more current than HUD's own databases, making HUD a direct data source/overlap rather than a commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/apartmentsmart
• Facebookfacebook.com/apartmentsmart

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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