Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in San Leandro, CA

Discover affordable housing in San Leandro where there are 18+ 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.

Manchester Apartments

1919 Manchester Road, San Leandro, California 94578

Las Palmas Apartments

15370 Tropic Ct, San Leandro, California 94579

The Surf

15320 Tropic Ct, San Leandro, California 94579

Ashland Village Apartments

1300 Kentwood Ln, San Leandro, California 94578

The Manzanita

1475 167th Ave, San Leandro, California 94578

Estabrook Senior Housing

2103 E 14th St, San Leandro, California 94577

Eden Lodge Apartments

400 Springlake Dr, San Leandro, California 94578

Fuller Lodge

2141 Bancroft Avenue, San Leandro, California 94577

Fargo Senior Center

868 Fargo Ave, San Leandro, California 94579

Fuller Gardens

2390 East 14th Street, San Leandro, California 94577

Broadmoor Plaza

232 E 14th St, San Leandro, California 94577

Marea Alta

1400 San Leandro Boulevard, San Leandro, California 94577

La Vereda

528 W Juana Ave, San Leandro, California 94577

Casa Verde

2398 E 14th St, San Leandro, California 94577

LUELLA FULLER GROUP HOME

342 W JOAQUIN AVE, San Leandro, California 94577

ESTABROOK SENIOR HOUSING

2121 E 14TH ST, San Leandro, California 94544

Quail Run Apartments

1511 163rd Ave, San Leandro, California 94578

Cherry Blossom

348 W Juana Ave, San Leandro, California 94577

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Reported On March 19th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In San Leandro, California
$49.05/hour
$33.05 (+207%) more than California minimum wage and $41.80 (+577%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve San Leandro, 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 programs for San Leandro, California.

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

How many renters live in San Leandro, California?

The City of San Leandro has 86,761 people living in 29,357 households.

There are 31,968 renters living in 12,080 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.85 percent of the population living in San Leandro.

What is the rental market like in San Leandro, California?

There are an estimated 31,910 housing units in the San Leandro area. Of these, 13,367 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Leandro, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Leandro?

The rental vacancy rate in San Leandro is 4 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 San Leandro for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Leandro
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,125 4,174 4,987 2,006 470
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Leandro

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 San Leandro

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,825 to $3,954. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,825
One BR $2,131
Two BR $2,590
Three BR $3,342
Four BR $3,954
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Leandro, California

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

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 582 52 percent
One BR 1,330 32 percent
Two BR 574 12 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Leandro, California

How many affordable rental units are in San Leandro?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,477
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 203
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 109
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Leandro, California

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

Income Based Apartments in San Leandro, California

San Leandro features 616 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 San Leandro, California

There are 438 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Leandro.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Leandro, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Leandro landlords $1,800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $700 towards rent in San Leandro.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Leandro, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,331 and $2,849.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.