Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Garden Grove, CA

Discover affordable housing in Garden Grove where there are 16+ 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.

Briar Crest Apartments

11701 Stuart Dr, Garden Grove, California 92843

Garden Brook Senior Village

10080 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, California 92844

The Grove Senior Apartments

12721 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, California 92843

Sycamore Court Apartments

10642 Bolsa Ave, Garden Grove, California 92843

Wesley Village

10861 Acacia Parkway , Garden Grove, California 92840

Tamerlane Apartments

12222 Tamerlane Dr, Garden Grove, California 92840

Tudor Grove Apartments

12631 Sunswept Ave, Garden Grove, California 92843

Acacia Villa Apartments

10931 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, California 92840

Donald Jordan Senior Manor

11441 Acacia Pkwy, Garden Grove, California 92840

Grove Park Apartments

12651 Morningside Ave, Garden Grove, California 92843

Haster Gardens Acquisition

12242 Haster St, Garden Grove, California 92840

Malabar Apartments

9777 Bixby Ave, Garden Grove, California 92841

Thomas House Temporary Shelter

Thomas House Temporary Shelter Inc, Garden Grove, California 92843

12682 Sunswept Apartments

12682 Sunswept Ave, Garden Grove, California 92843

12692 Sunswept Apartments

12692 Sunswept Ave, Garden Grove, California 92843

Stuart Drive Apartments and Rose Garden Apartments

Various Sites, Garden Grove, California 92643

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Garden Grove, California
$52.71/hour
$36.71 (+229%) more than California minimum wage and $45.46 (+627%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Garden Grove, California?

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

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Garden Grove, California.

Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Garden Grove.

How many renters live in Garden Grove, California?

The City of Garden Grove has 169,265 people living in 49,225 households.

There are 70,110 renters living in 22,285 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.42 percent of the population living in Garden Grove.

What is the rental market like in Garden Grove, California?

There are an estimated 49,845 housing units in the Garden Grove area. Of these, 22,971 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garden Grove, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garden Grove?

The rental vacancy rate in Garden Grove is 3 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Garden Grove for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden Grove
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,053 5,239 8,247 4,748 2,613
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garden Grove

A large number of apartments in Garden Grove have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Garden Grove are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 62 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

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

How Much Is Rent in Garden Grove

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,200 to $4,467. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,200
One BR $2,344
Two BR $2,783
Three BR $3,769
Four BR $4,467
2024 Fair Market Rents in Garden Grove, California

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

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search 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 536 51 percent
One BR 2,566 49 percent
Two BR 1,692 21 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Garden Grove, California

How many affordable rental units are in Garden Grove?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 965
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 258
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garden Grove, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Garden Grove, California

Garden Grove features 73 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Garden Grove, California

There are 1,178 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garden Grove.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garden Grove, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garden Grove landlords $1,300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Garden Grove.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garden Grove, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,505 and $3,061.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.