Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bellflower, CA

Discover affordable housing in Bellflower where there are 5+ 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.

Oak Street Manor

9560 Oak St, Bellflower, California 90706

Bellflower Friendship Manor

9550 Oak St, Bellflower, California 90706

Bellflower Terrace

9920 Flora Vista St, Bellflower, California 90706

Bellflower Senior Center

9919 Ramona St, Bellflower, California 90706

Artesia Senior Center

10427 Artesia Blvd, Bellflower, California 90706

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bellflower, 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 Bellflower, 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 Bellflower, California.

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

How many renters live in Bellflower, California?

The City of Bellflower has 76,405 people living in 24,984 households.

There are 41,017 renters living in 14,971 renter households in this City. Renters make up 53.68 percent of the population living in Bellflower.

What is the rental market like in Bellflower, California?

There are an estimated 25,070 housing units in the Bellflower area. Of these, 15,034 units are rental homes, making up 60 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bellflower, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bellflower?

The rental vacancy rate in Bellflower is 2 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 Bellflower for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellflower
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,081 4,405 6,399 2,323 444
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellflower

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Bellflower

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 Bellflower, California

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

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 822 76 percent
One BR 2,940 67 percent
Two BR 1,382 22 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bellflower, California

How many affordable rental units are in Bellflower?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 395
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 72
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 25
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bellflower, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Bellflower, California

Bellflower features 146 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 Bellflower, California

There are 330 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bellflower.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bellflower, California

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.