Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in El Dorado County, CA

Discover affordable housing in El Dorado County where there are 33+ 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.

Placer Village Apartments

2789 Ray Lawyer Drive, Placerville, California 95667

Cameron Park Village

3433 Palmer Dr, Cameron Park, California 95682

Sierra Gardens Apartments

1801 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Trailside Terrace

4050 Sunset Lane , Shingle Springs, California 95682

Placerville Apartments

2684 Coloma Ct, Placerville, California 95667

Cottonwood Park Apartments

3030 New Jersey Way, Placerville, California 95667

Diamond Sunrise

4015 Panther Ln, Diamond Springs, California 95619

White Rock Village

2200 Valley View Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, California 95762

Shingle Terrace Apartments

3840 Market Court, Shingle Springs, California 95682

Tunnel Street Apartments

2880 Tunnel St, Placerville, California 95667

Carson Ridge Apartments I

2838 Schnell School Rd, Placerville, California 95667

Cottonwood Senior Apartments

2801 Clay St, Placerville, California 95667

Carson Ridge Apartments II

2848 Schnell School Rd, Placerville, California 95667

Bijou Woods

3421 Spruce Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Diamond Terrace Apartments

6035 Service Dr, Diamond Springs, California 95619

The Aspens at South Lake

3521 Pioneer Trl, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Sky Forest Acres

750 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Eskaton Lincoln Manor

6600 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, California 95667

Evergreen Apartments

1342 Melba Dr, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150

Diamond Springs I

643 Pearl Place, Diamond Springs, California 95619

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In El Dorado County, California
$39.24/hour
$23.24 (+145%) more than California minimum wage and $31.99 (+441%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve El Dorado County, 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 El Dorado County, California.

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

How many renters live in El Dorado County, California?

The County of El Dorado County has 192,646 people living in 74,376 households.

There are 40,992 renters living in 16,271 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.28 percent of the population living in El Dorado County.

What is the rental market like in El Dorado County, California?

There are an estimated 94,831 housing units in the El Dorado County area. Of these, 18,078 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in El Dorado County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in El Dorado County?

The rental vacancy rate in El Dorado County is 8 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 El Dorado County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in El Dorado County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
888 3,453 6,943 5,366 1,132
Occupied Rental Units by Size in El Dorado County

A large number of apartments in El Dorado County 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 El Dorado County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 59 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 El Dorado County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,543 to $3,321. FMRs are updated 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 El Dorado County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in El Dorado County?

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 767 86 percent
One BR 2,318 67 percent
Two BR 3,248 47 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in El Dorado County, California

How many affordable rental units are in El Dorado County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,509
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 314
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 104
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 17
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 364
Tracked Units by Federal Program in El Dorado County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in El Dorado County, California

El Dorado County features 714 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 El Dorado County, California

There are 1,016 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in El Dorado County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in El Dorado County, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay El Dorado County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in El Dorado County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.