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

Discover affordable housing in Highland 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.

Telacu La Amistad

3251 Highland Ave, Highland, California 92346

Jeffrey Court Seniors

7367 Central Ave, Highland, California 92346

Ncr - Highland Redevelopment

00th St, Highland, California 92410

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Highland, 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 Highland, 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, Moving to Work programs for Highland, California.

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

How many renters live in Highland, California?

The City of Highland has 56,789 people living in 16,464 households.

There are 19,663 renters living in 5,541 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.62 percent of the population living in Highland.

What is the rental market like in Highland, California?

There are an estimated 16,871 housing units in the Highland area. Of these, 5,714 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Highland, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Highland?

The rental vacancy rate in Highland 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 Highland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Highland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
160 1,016 2,243 1,370 646
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Highland

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Highland

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 Highland, California

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

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 153 96 percent
One BR 929 91 percent
Two BR 1,619 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Highland, California

How many affordable rental units are in Highland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 430
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 81
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Highland, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Highland, California

Highland features 90 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 Highland, California

There are 196 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Highland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Highland, California

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.