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

Discover affordable housing in Madera where there are 25+ 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.

Madera Apartments

1525 E Cleveland Ave, Madera, California 93638

Sugar Pine Village

203 E. Lewis St., Madera, California 93637

Esperanza Village

125 N. C St., Madera, California 93638

Parksdale Village, Phase II

13600 Wood St, Madera, California 93638

Valley Vista Apartments

1832 Merced St, Madera, California 93638

Valle De Las Brisas Apartments

101 E Adell St, Madera, California 93638

Parksdale Village

13549 Wood St, Madera, California 93638

Yosemite Manor

108 S P St, Madera, California 93637

The Crossings at Madera

120 Adell St, Madera, California 93638

Arborpoint Apartments

300 W Clark St, Madera, California 93638

Village at Madera

501 Monterey St, Madera, California 93637

Madera Family Apartments

100 Stadium Rd, Madera, California 93637

Madera Public Housing

813 Terrace Pl, Madera, California 93637

Sherwood Point Apartments

338 W Sherwood Way, Madera, California 93638

Madera County

2236 Tozer St, Madera, California 93638

Creekside Apartments

1601 Creekside Dr, Madera, California 93638

Lakewood Terrace Apartments

1995 N Lake St, Madera, California 93638

Sunrise Terrace

601 Sunrise Ave, Madera, California 93638

Madera

725 E 6th St, Madera, California 93638

Knox Park, Sunrise Madera Plaza Flh

337 Knox Park, Madera, California

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Madera, California
$27.12/hour
$11.12 (+70%) more than California minimum wage and $19.87 (+274%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Madera, 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Madera, California.

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

How many renters live in Madera, California?

The City of Madera has 68,042 people living in 16,352 households.

There are 29,495 renters living in 7,068 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.35 percent of the population living in Madera.

What is the rental market like in Madera, California?

There are an estimated 18,241 housing units in the Madera area. Of these, 8,692 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Madera, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Madera?

The rental vacancy rate in Madera 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 Madera for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Madera
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
455 951 2,949 2,740 1,202
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Madera

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

Among renter households in this market, 62 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Madera

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,083 to $2,208. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,083
One BR $1,090
Two BR $1,432
Three BR $1,998
Four BR $2,208
2024 Fair Market Rents in Madera, California

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

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 238 52 percent
One BR 669 70 percent
Two BR 2,364 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Madera, California

How many affordable rental units are in Madera?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,011
Public Housing 244
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 77
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 133
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Madera, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Madera, California

Madera features 765 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 Madera, California

There are 831 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Madera.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Madera, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Madera, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,289 and $1,575.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.