Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tehachapi, CA

Discover affordable housing in Tehachapi where there are 5+ 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.

Tehachapi Senior Manor I & II

654 W E St, Tehachapi, California 93561

Mulberry Villa Apartments

444 West E" Street", Tehachapi, California 93561

Village at Tehachapi Family Apartments

200 N Mill St, Tehachapi, California 93561

Tehachapi Shafter

554 W E St, Tehachapi, California 93561

Shafter Senior Manor

544 W E St, Tehachapi, California 93561

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tehachapi, California
$23.83/hour
$7.83 (+49%) more than California minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tehachapi, 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Tehachapi, California.

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

How many renters live in Tehachapi, California?

The City of Tehachapi has 12,855 people living in 3,664 households.

There are 3,691 renters living in 1,399 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.71 percent of the population living in Tehachapi.

What is the rental market like in Tehachapi, California?

There are an estimated 3,994 housing units in the Tehachapi area. Of these, 1,548 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tehachapi, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tehachapi?

The rental vacancy rate in Tehachapi is 10 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tehachapi
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21 88 672 524 94
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tehachapi

A large number of apartments in Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Tehachapi

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $960 to $2,135. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $960
One BR $967
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,773
Four BR $2,135
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tehachapi, California

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

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 21 100 percent
One BR 84 95 percent
Two BR 457 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tehachapi, California

How many affordable rental units are in Tehachapi?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 193
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 44
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tehachapi, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi features 301 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 Tehachapi, California

There are 81 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tehachapi.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tehachapi, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tehachapi landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tehachapi.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tehachapi, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.