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

Discover affordable housing in Fresno where there are 92+ 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.

Sandstone Apartments

1515 E. Jensen Ave, Fresno, California 93706

Fenix Apartments

240 N Calaveras St, Fresno, California 93701

Martin Luther King Square Apartments

816 East Florence Avenue Fresno, Fresno, California 93706

Tanager Springs I

2121 S. Maple Ave, Fresno, California 93725

Geneva Village Apartments

1550 E Church Ave, Fresno, California 93706

Parc Grove Commons

2674 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, California 93703

Village at Ninth Apartments

5158 N Ninth Street, Fresno, California 93726

Pleasant View Apartments

3513 N Pleasant Ave, Fresno, California 93705

Sunnyside Glen Apartments

5675 E Balch Ave, Fresno, California 93727

Village at Shaw Apartments

4885 North Recreation Ave, Fresno, California 93726

Park West Apartments

2407 West Alamos Avenue, Fresno, California 93705

Alegre Commons

130 W. Barstow Ave., Fresno, California 93704

Casa Velasco Apartments

4050 N Fruit Ave, Fresno, California 93705

Canyon Crest Family Apartments

3033 East Platt Avenue, Fresno, California 93721

Chestnut Apartments

4825 E Fillmore Ave, Fresno, California 93727

Kings View Manor

949 E Annadale Ave, Fresno, California 93706

Annadale Commons

1529 East Annadale Avenue, Fresno, California 93706

Garland Gardens

3726 N Pleasant Ave, Fresno, California 93705

Summer Park Apartments

1275 S Winery Ave , Fresno, California 93727

Arbor Court

4830 E Laurel Ave, Fresno, California 93727

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fresno, California
$27.33/hour
$11.33 (+71%) more than California minimum wage and $20.08 (+277%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fresno, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Fresno, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Fresno, California.

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

How many renters live in Fresno, California?

The City of Fresno has 545,564 people living in 183,659 households.

There are 252,936 renters living in 90,668 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.36 percent of the population living in Fresno.

What is the rental market like in Fresno, California?

There are an estimated 192,007 housing units in the Fresno area. Of these, 94,352 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fresno, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fresno?

The rental vacancy rate in Fresno is 3 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 Fresno for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fresno
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
12,669 15,409 32,697 22,173 6,816
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fresno

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 33 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 Fresno

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,149 to $2,330. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,149
One BR $1,157
Two BR $1,443
Three BR $2,033
Four BR $2,330
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fresno, California

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

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 6,882 54 percent
One BR 8,578 56 percent
Two BR 19,098 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fresno, California

How many affordable rental units are in Fresno?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 6,395
Public Housing 575
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,202
Section 236 Rental Assistance 157
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 146
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 19
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fresno, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Fresno, California

Fresno features 3,240 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 Fresno, California

There are 5,783 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fresno.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fresno, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fresno landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Fresno.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fresno, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,299 and $1,587.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.