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

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Hillside II

28410 Encanto Dr, Sun City, California 92586

calendar_today Opened: Jun 30
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sun City, California
$43.71/hour
$27.71 (+173%) more than California minimum wage and $36.46 (+503%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sun 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), Public Housing programs for Sun City, California.

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

How many renters live in Sun City, California?

The City of Sun City has 29,350 people living in 9,655 households.

There are 11,321 renters living in 3,663 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.57 percent of the population living in Sun City.

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

There are an estimated 9,925 housing units in the Sun City area. Of these, 3,704 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sun City, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sun City?

The rental vacancy rate in Sun City is 1 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 Sun City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sun City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
143 572 862 1,016 980
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sun City

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Sun City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,517 to $3,304. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,517
One BR $1,611
Two BR $2,010
Three BR $2,707
Four BR $3,304
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sun City, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sun 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 79 55 percent
One BR 228 40 percent
Two BR 244 28 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sun City, California

How many affordable rental units are in Sun City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 330
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sun City, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Sun City, California

Sun City features 118 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 Sun City, California

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sun City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sun City, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sun City landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Sun City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sun City, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,077 and $2,539.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.