Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Daly City, CA

Discover affordable housing in Daly City where there are 10+ 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.

Sweeney Lane Apartments

6800 Mission St, Daly City, California 94014

Midway Village I

80 & 88 Park St., Daly City, California 94014

St Andrew Community

2070 Sullivan Ave, Daly City, California 94015

Vista Grande

6730 Mission St, Daly City, California 94014

Brunswick Street Apartments

4619 Brunswick Street, Daly City, California 94014

Hillcrest Gardens Daly City

35 Hillcrest Dr, Daly City, California 94014

School House Station

7200 Mission St, Daly City, California 94014

Villa Fontana Apartments

50 E Market Street, Daly City, California 94014

Midway Village

1 Martin Ct, Daly City, California 94014

Hillside Av.

1293 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, California 94014

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Daly City, California
$63.62/hour
$47.62 (+298%) more than California minimum wage and $56.37 (+777%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Daly City, 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), Moving to Work programs for Daly City, California.

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

How many renters live in Daly City, California?

The City of Daly City has 99,990 people living in 31,836 households.

There are 39,764 renters living in 12,915 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.77 percent of the population living in Daly City.

What is the rental market like in Daly City, California?

There are an estimated 34,876 housing units in the Daly City area. Of these, 14,298 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Daly City, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Daly City?

The rental vacancy rate in Daly City 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 Daly City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daly City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,902 4,079 3,757 2,227 558
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Daly City

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Daly City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,292 to $4,473. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,292
One BR $2,818
Two BR $3,359
Three BR $4,112
Four BR $4,473
2024 Fair Market Rents in Daly City, California

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

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 239 13 percent
One BR 863 21 percent
Two BR 334 9 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Daly City, California

How many affordable rental units are in Daly City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 166
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 162
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 39
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Daly City, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Daly City, California

Daly City features 359 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 Daly City, California

There are 495 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Daly City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Daly City, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Daly City landlords $1,500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $700 towards rent in Daly City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Daly City, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $3,023 and $3,695.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.