Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in El Sobrante, CA

Discover affordable housing in El Sobrante 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.

Abc Apartments

462 Corte Arango, El Sobrante, California 94803

El Sobrante Silvercrest

4630 Appian Way #100, El Sobrante, California 94803

Creekside Terrace Apartments

5038 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante, California 94803

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In El Sobrante, California
$38.07/hour
$22.07 (+138%) more than California minimum wage and $30.82 (+425%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve El Sobrante, 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 El Sobrante, California.

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

How many renters live in El Sobrante, California?

The City of El Sobrante has 12,127 people living in 3,784 households.

There are 817 renters living in 301 renter households in this City. Renters make up 6.74 percent of the population living in El Sobrante.

What is the rental market like in El Sobrante, California?

There are an estimated 4,032 housing units in the El Sobrante area. Of these, 301 units are rental homes, making up 7 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in El Sobrante, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in El Sobrante?

The rental vacancy rate in El Sobrante is 0 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 El Sobrante for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in El Sobrante
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 20 178 28
Occupied Rental Units by Size in El Sobrante

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

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 El Sobrante

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,517 to $3,304. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,517
One BR $1,611
Two BR $2,010
Three BR $2,707
Four BR $3,304
2024 Fair Market Rents in El Sobrante, California

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

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
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in El Sobrante, California

How many affordable rental units are in El Sobrante?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in El Sobrante, California

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

Income Based Apartments in El Sobrante, California

El Sobrante features 115 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 El Sobrante, California

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in El Sobrante, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in El Sobrante, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,809 and $2,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.