Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in San Luis, AZ

Discover affordable housing in San Luis where there are 8+ 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.

Las Brisas Sunset Apartments

1579 N. Rio Seco St, San Luis, Arizona 85349

Bienestar Apartments II

690 N. 10th Ave, San Luis, Arizona 85349

Las Quintas De Adobe Apartments

1600 N 10th Ave, San Luis, Arizona 0

Las Casitas Apartments

541 N 6th St, San Luis, Arizona 85336

Orgullo Del Sol

879 E Counrty 22nd St. , San Luis, Arizona 85336

Bienstar Apartments Phase II

690 N 10th Ave, San Luis, Arizona 85349

Moctezuma Apartments

345 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., San Luis, Arizona 85349

Las Quintas De Adobe of San Luis 055 - 02

314 Mile N of G St, San Luis, Arizona 0

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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 San Luis, Arizona
$23.94/hour
$9.59 (+67%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $16.69 (+230%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve San Luis, Arizona?

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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for San Luis, Arizona.

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

How many renters live in San Luis, Arizona?

The City of San Luis has 35,189 people living in 8,846 households.

There are 10,117 renters living in 3,145 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.75 percent of the population living in San Luis.

What is the rental market like in San Luis, Arizona?

There are an estimated 9,160 housing units in the San Luis area. Of these, 3,166 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Luis, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Luis?

The rental vacancy rate in San Luis 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 San Luis for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Luis
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
692 420 640 1,054 339
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Luis

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Luis

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $956 to $2,145. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $956
One BR $962
Two BR $1,264
Three BR $1,752
Four BR $2,145
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Luis, Arizona

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

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 619 89 percent
One BR 406 97 percent
Two BR 591 92 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Luis, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in San Luis?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 211
Public Housing 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 27
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Luis, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in San Luis, Arizona

San Luis features 40 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 Luis, Arizona

There are 536 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Luis.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Luis, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Luis landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in San Luis.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Luis, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,138 and $1,390.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.