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

Discover affordable housing in Lafayette 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.

Chateau Lafayette

3512 Moraga Blvd, Lafayette, California 94549

Belle Terre

3428 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, California 94549

Town Center Apartments

3549 MT Diablo Blvd, Lafayette, California 94549

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Lafayette, California.

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

How many renters live in Lafayette, California?

The City of Lafayette has 25,310 people living in 9,014 households.

There are 6,515 renters living in 2,383 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.74 percent of the population living in Lafayette.

What is the rental market like in Lafayette, California?

There are an estimated 9,518 housing units in the Lafayette area. Of these, 2,604 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lafayette, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lafayette?

The rental vacancy rate in Lafayette is 8 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 Lafayette for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lafayette
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
180 468 1,060 491 158
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lafayette

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Lafayette

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 Lafayette, California

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

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 16 9 percent
One BR 133 28 percent
Two BR 63 6 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lafayette, California

How many affordable rental units are in Lafayette?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 60
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 66
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lafayette, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Lafayette, California

Lafayette features 67 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 Lafayette, California

There are 97 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lafayette.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lafayette, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lafayette landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Lafayette.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.