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

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Reported On March 19th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fremont, California
$49.05/hour
$33.05 (+207%) more than California minimum wage and $41.80 (+577%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fremont, 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 Fremont, California.

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

How many renters live in Fremont, California?

The City of Fremont has 223,859 people living in 76,119 households.

There are 85,653 renters living in 30,030 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.26 percent of the population living in Fremont.

What is the rental market like in Fremont, California?

There are an estimated 78,667 housing units in the Fremont area. Of these, 30,869 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fremont, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fremont?

The rental vacancy rate in Fremont is 4 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 Fremont for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fremont
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,545 6,850 11,626 6,326 2,789
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fremont

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Fremont

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,825 to $3,954. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,825
One BR $2,131
Two BR $2,590
Three BR $3,342
Four BR $3,954
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fremont, California

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

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 178 12 percent
One BR 768 11 percent
Two BR 707 6 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fremont, California

How many affordable rental units are in Fremont?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,648
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 236
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 127
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fremont, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Fremont, California

Fremont features 484 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 Fremont, California

There are 2,152 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fremont.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fremont, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fremont landlords $1,800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $700 towards rent in Fremont.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fremont, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,331 and $2,849.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.