Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Sacramento, CA (2024)

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Discover affordable housing in Sacramento where there are 186+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Sommerset Place

6100 48th Ave, Sacramento, California 95828

bed2-3

payment$921-1293/mo.

Pacific Rim Apartments

6620 Sunnyslope Dr, Sacramento, California 95828

bed3

switch_access_shortcutShort Wait

real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers

paymentIncome Based

accessibilityAccessible

Cottage Estates

2900 Channel Ct, Sacramento, California 95825

bed2

payment$841-1029/mo.

Clover Ridge

5450 Kohler Ave, Sacramento, California 95841

bed1-2

payment$830-993/mo.

switch_access_shortcutShort Wait

paymentSubsidized

real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers

paymentIncome Based

accessibilityAccessible

Valencia Point

4500 Natomas Central Dr, Sacramento, California 95834

bed1-3

payment$670-1129/mo.

switch_access_shortcutShort Wait

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Sacramento, California

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge	Description
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait	Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
paymentSubsidized	Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers	Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderlySenior	Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
paymentIncome Based	Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibilityAccessible	Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forwardDisability	Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InSacramento, California

$39.24/hour

$23.24

(+145%) more thanCalifornia minimum wage and

$31.99

(+441%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

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What HUD offices serve Sacramento, California?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.

Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Sacramento, California.

Go to theCaliforniaPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Sacramento.

How many renters live in Sacramento, California?

The City of Sacramento has 528,026people living in 200,189 households.

There are 225,105 renters living in94,962 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 42.63percent of the population living in Sacramento.

What is the rental market like in Sacramento, California?

There are an estimated 212,260 housing units in theSacramento area. Of these, 101,276 units are rentalhomes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Sacramento, California, there are1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sacramento?

The rental vacancy rate in Sacramento is 6 percent.This is alower than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as morepeoplecompete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Sacramento for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sacramento

Studio	One-Bedroom	Two-Bedroom	Three-Bedroom	Four+ Bedrooms
7,229	24,356	33,372	22,205	6,515

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sacramento

A large number of apartments in Sacramento have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Sacramento are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 29percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Sacramento

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,543 to $3,321. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size	2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio	$1,543
One BR	$1,666
Two BR	$2,072
Three BR	$2,884
Four BR	$3,321

2024 Fair Market Rents in Sacramento, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sacramento?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size	Count of Units Below FMR	Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio	4,463	62 percent
One BR	13,310	55 percent
Two BR	11,899	36 percent

Rental Units Below FMR in Sacramento, California

How many affordable rental units are in Sacramento?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households inSacramento, California including the following:

Federal Program	Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit	9,084
Public Housing	1,237
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	2,542
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance	6
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly	124
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	10

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sacramento, California

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Sacramento, California

Sacramento features 6,774 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Sacramento, California

There are 12,856 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sacramento.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sacramento, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sacramento landlords$800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $400 towards rent inSacramento.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sacramento, California fora two-bedroom apartment is between $1,865 and $2,279.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.

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