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

Discover affordable housing in Lamont where there are 9+ 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.

Hallmark Apartments

8964 Hall Rd, Lamont, California 93241

Peach Tree Apartments

8800 Far Hills Ave, Lamont, California 93241

Plum Tree Apartments

10113 Stobaugh St, Lamont, California 93241

Mountain View Village

11450 Main St., Lamont, California 93241

Di Giorgio Family Apartments

7000 Di Giorgio Rd, Lamont, California 93241

Lamont Family Apartments

7022 Di Giorgio Rd, Lamont, California 93241

Rancho Lindo

9023 Camino La Jolla, Lamont, California 93241

Vineyard Family Housing

10412 Stobaugh St, Lamont, California 93241

Weedpatch Country Apartments CO Awi Mgmt

12360 Main St, Lamont, California 93241

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lamont, California
$23.83/hour
$7.83 (+49%) more than California minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lamont, 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 Lamont, California.

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

How many renters live in Lamont, California?

The City of Lamont has 13,715 people living in 3,612 households.

There are 7,837 renters living in 2,106 renter households in this City. Renters make up 57.14 percent of the population living in Lamont.

What is the rental market like in Lamont, California?

There are an estimated 3,899 housing units in the Lamont area. Of these, 2,118 units are rental homes, making up 54 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lamont, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lamont?

The rental vacancy rate in Lamont is 1 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 Lamont for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lamont
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
24 292 876 865 49
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lamont

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

Among renter households in this market, 65 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Lamont

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $960 to $2,135. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $960
One BR $967
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,773
Four BR $2,135
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lamont, California

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

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 21 88 percent
One BR 211 72 percent
Two BR 737 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lamont, California

How many affordable rental units are in Lamont?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 284
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 51
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lamont, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Lamont, California

Lamont features 146 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 Lamont, California

There are 285 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lamont.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lamont, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lamont, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.