What HUD offices serve Beverly Hills, 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.
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Beverly Hills.
How many renters live in Beverly Hills, California?
The City of Beverly Hills has 32,406 people living in 14,338 households.
There are 16,095 renters living in 8,189 renter households in this City. Renters make up 49.67 percent of the population living in Beverly Hills.
What is the rental market like in Beverly Hills, California?
There are an estimated 16,733 housing units in the Beverly Hills area. Of these, 8,997 units are rental homes, making up 54 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beverly Hills, California, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beverly Hills?
The rental vacancy rate in Beverly Hills is 5 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 Beverly Hills for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beverly Hills
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,140 | 3,235 | 2,514 | 809 | 344 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beverly Hills
A large number of apartments in Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Beverly Hills
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,777 to $3,600. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,777 |
| One BR | $2,006 |
| Two BR | $2,544 |
| Three BR | $3,263 |
| Four BR | $3,600 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Beverly Hills, California
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Beverly Hills?
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 | 348 | 31 percent |
| One BR | 365 | 11 percent |
| Two BR | 110 | 4 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Beverly Hills, California
How many affordable rental units are in Beverly Hills?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Beverly Hills, California including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 144 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beverly Hills, California
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills features 151 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 Beverly Hills, California
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beverly Hills.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Beverly Hills, California
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Beverly Hills landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Beverly Hills.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Beverly Hills, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,290 and $2,798.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
