Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Monterey County, CA

Discover affordable housing in Monterey County where there are 110+ 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.

Cynara Court

10860 Merritt St, Castroville, California 95012

Manzanita Place Apartments

17900 Kearny St, Marina, California 93933

Van Buren Senior Housing Apartments

669 Van Buren Street, Monterey, California 93940

Moon Gate Plaza Apartments

21 Soledad Street, Salinas, California 93901

Walnut Grove Apartments

1002 Walnut Avenue, Greenfield, California 93927

Soledad Senior Apartments

530 Andalucia Dr, Soledad, California 93960

Geil Street Apartments

11299 Geil St, Castroville, California 95012

La Buena Esperanza

600 Bishop St, King City, California 93930

Las Casitas I-III

11301 Hatteras Street, Valley Village, California 91601

Northridge Park

1667 Madrid Street, Salinas, California 93906

Benito Affordable

425 Benito St, Soledad, California 93960

Cypress Gardens

3135 Seacrest Ave., Marina, California 93933

Steinbeck Commons Apartments

10 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901

Tresor Apartments

1041 Buckhorn Dr, Salinas, California 93905

Vineland Avenue Senior Housing

4900 Vineland Ave, Valley Village, California 91601

Sea Garden Apartments

10603 Axtell St, Castroville, California 95012

Salinas Gateway Senior Apartments

25 LINCOLN AVE, Salinas, California 93901

Junsay Oaks Senior Apartments

3098 De Forest Road, Marina, California 93933

Montecito at Williams Ranch Apartments

1598 Mesquite Dr, Salinas, California 93905

Lupine Gardens Apartments

306 Soledad St, Salinas, California 93901

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Monterey County, California
$54.53/hour
$38.53 (+241%) more than California minimum wage and $47.28 (+652%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Monterey County, 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) programs for Monterey County, California.

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

How many renters live in Monterey County, California?

The County of Monterey County has 432,858 people living in 132,411 households.

There are 211,002 renters living in 64,360 renter households in this County. Renters make up 48.75 percent of the population living in Monterey County.

What is the rental market like in Monterey County, California?

There are an estimated 145,232 housing units in the Monterey County area. Of these, 65,989 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Monterey County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Monterey County?

The rental vacancy rate in Monterey County 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 Monterey County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Monterey County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4,716 12,422 23,864 17,686 4,953
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Monterey County

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Monterey County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,340 to $4,400. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,340
One BR $2,367
Two BR $2,879
Three BR $3,990
Four BR $4,400
2024 Fair Market Rents in Monterey County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Monterey 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 2,849 60 percent
One BR 5,125 41 percent
Two BR 5,667 24 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Monterey County, California

How many affordable rental units are in Monterey County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,903
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 934
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 74
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 147
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 587
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Monterey County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Monterey County, California

Monterey County features 2,524 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 Monterey County, California

There are 4,029 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Monterey County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Monterey County, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Monterey County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Monterey County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Monterey County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,591 and $3,167.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.