By using the method of questionnaire and Logit model, this paper makes a statistical analysis of the influencing factors on the willingness of antizen to apply for public rental housing in Guangzhou. Through testing 13 influencing factors, the results show that the public's understanding of the public rental housing policy, the cumbersome procedures for applying for public rental housing, the ideal area of public rental housing,the layout of public rental housing and the distance of public rental housing project from work place have significant influence on the willingness of antizen to apply for public rental housing.This paper proposes that the development of public rental housing should pay attention to the actual needs of the applicants and control the significant factors that affect the willingness to apply for public rental housing, so as to optimize policy of the public rental housing and enhance the willingness of antizen to apply for public rental housing.