Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Santa Cruz County, AZ

Discover affordable housing in Santa Cruz County 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.

La Vista

300 W Gold Hill Rd , Nogales, Arizona 85621

Santa Carolina Apartments

1068 W Paul Bond Dr, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Santa Rita Apartments

1100 W Mariposa Ranch Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Villa Paraiso

1033 W Mariposa Ranch Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Mountain Pointe Apartments. Lihtc Phase II

800 E Baffert Dr, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Bowman Senior Residences

229 N GRAND AVE, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Villa Paraiso Apartments

1033 W Mariposa Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Las Terrazas

661 E Patagonia Hwy, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Loma Mariposa II

1830 N Loma Mariposa Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Loma Mariposa

1790 N Loma Mariposa Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Casa Bonita Apartments Homes

1100 E Parkway Dr, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Casitas De Santa Cruz

1769 W Target Range Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Arizona

1171 W Target Range Rd, Nogales, Arizona 85621

El Destino

1271 W Frontage Rd, Rio Rico, Arizona 85648

United Church Village

320 E Placita Naco Cir, Nogales, Arizona

Nogales Ha

Kelsey and Guerrero St, Nogales, Arizona 85628

Casas De Anza

1040 N Las Americas Dr, Nogales, Arizona 85621

Arizona

295 Pennsylvania, Patagonia, Arizona 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Santa Cruz County, Arizona
$19.36/hour
$5.01 (+35%) more than Arizona minimum wage and $12.11 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?

The County of Santa Cruz County has 47,838 people living in 16,651 households.

There are 15,317 renters living in 5,461 renter households in this County. Renters make up 32.02 percent of the population living in Santa Cruz County.

What is the rental market like in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?

There are an estimated 18,811 housing units in the Santa Cruz County area. Of these, 6,054 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Santa Cruz County?

The rental vacancy rate in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Cruz County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
446 790 2,239 1,842 124
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Cruz County

A large number of apartments in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Santa Cruz County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,472. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $693
One BR $778
Two BR $1,022
Three BR $1,440
Four BR $1,472
2024 Fair Market Rents in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Santa Cruz 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 397 89 percent
One BR 622 79 percent
Two BR 1,741 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

How many affordable rental units are in Santa Cruz County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Santa Cruz County, Arizona including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 670
Public Housing 226
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 38
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 216
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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

Income Based Apartments in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Santa Cruz County features 530 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 Santa Cruz County, Arizona

There are 608 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Santa Cruz County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Santa Cruz County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Santa Cruz County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Santa Cruz County, Arizona for a two-bedroom apartment is between $920 and $1,124.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.