Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bell Gardens, CA

Discover affordable housing in Bell Gardens where there are 3+ 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.

Terra Bella

5720 Clara St, Bell Gardens, California 90201

Westminster Court Apartments

6850 Florence Ave, Bell Gardens, California 90201

Park View Terrace Senior Apartments

6722 Clara St, Bell Gardens, California 90201

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bell Gardens, California
$48.18/hour
$32.18 (+201%) more than California minimum wage and $40.93 (+565%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bell Gardens, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Bell Gardens, California.

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

How many renters live in Bell Gardens, California?

The City of Bell Gardens has 39,263 people living in 9,523 households.

There are 30,149 renters living in 7,659 renter households in this City. Renters make up 76.79 percent of the population living in Bell Gardens.

What is the rental market like in Bell Gardens, California?

There are an estimated 9,779 housing units in the Bell Gardens area. Of these, 7,703 units are rental homes, making up 79 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bell Gardens, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bell Gardens?

The rental vacancy rate in Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bell Gardens
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
260 1,752 3,907 1,496 213
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bell Gardens

A large number of apartments in Bell Gardens 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 Bell Gardens are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 60 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Bell Gardens

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,777 to $3,600. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,777
One BR $2,006
Two BR $2,544
Three BR $3,263
Four BR $3,600
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bell Gardens, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bell Gardens?

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 206 79 percent
One BR 1,562 89 percent
Two BR 1,495 38 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bell Gardens, California

How many affordable rental units are in Bell Gardens?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 135
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 142
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bell Gardens, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Bell Gardens, California

Bell Gardens features 138 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 Bell Gardens, California

There are 72 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bell Gardens.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bell Gardens, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bell Gardens landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Bell Gardens.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bell Gardens, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,290 and $2,798.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.