Affordable Housing In Alum Rock
Santa Clara County, California

Housing Authorities that serve Alum Rock

Guide To Affordable Housing in Alum Rock, California

There are 0 low income housing apartment communities offering 0 affordable apartments for rent in Alum Rock, California.

Income Based Apartments in Alum Rock, California

Alum Rock features 0 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 Alum Rock, California

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alum Rock, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alum Rock, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,673 and $3,267.

2020 Alum Rock, California Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Alum Rock, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Alum Rock is a city in Santa Clara County, California with a population of 11,051. There are 2,644 households in the city with an average household size of 4.07 persons. 39.11% of households in Alum Rock are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Alum Rock

The median gross income for households in Alum Rock is $70,346 a year, or $5,862 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,623 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Alum Rock, a household making less than $5,410 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 58.61% of households who rent are overburdened in Alum Rock.

Area Median Income In Alum Rock

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Alum Rock, the AMI is calculated from all households within Santa Clara County.

In Alum Rock, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $141,600

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Alum Rock

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Alum Rock