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

Discover affordable housing in Mono County 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.

Paradise Community Village

1001 Village Pkwy, Paradise, California 95969

Bristlecone Apartments

3072 Chateau Rd, Mammoth Lakes, California 93546

Paradise Gardens III

1040 Buschmann Rd, Paradise, California 95969

Mammoth Lakes, Town Of

448 Sierra Manor Rd, Mammoth Lakes, California 0

Aspen Villages at Mammoth Creek ( Fka Mammoth Lakes Family Apartments )

1700 Old Mammoth Rd, Mammoth Lakes, California 93546

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mono County, California
$27.46/hour
$11.46 (+72%) more than California minimum wage and $20.21 (+279%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mono 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), Public Housing programs for Mono County, California.

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

How many renters live in Mono County, California?

The County of Mono County has 13,219 people living in 5,473 households.

There are 3,790 renters living in 1,730 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.67 percent of the population living in Mono County.

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

There are an estimated 13,625 housing units in the Mono County area. Of these, 2,181 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mono County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mono County?

The rental vacancy rate in Mono County is 17 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 Mono County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mono County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
90 408 721 384 88
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mono County

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Mono County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,000 to $2,380. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,000
One BR $1,292
Two BR $1,450
Three BR $2,043
Four BR $2,380
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mono County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Mono 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 58 64 percent
One BR 235 58 percent
Two BR 366 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mono County, California

How many affordable rental units are in Mono County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 79
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mono County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Mono County, California

Mono County features 48 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 Mono County, California

There are 143 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mono County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mono County, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mono County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Mono County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mono County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,305 and $1,595.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.