Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Los Banos, CA

Discover affordable housing in Los Banos where there are 10+ 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.

MacArthur Apartments

1130 F Street, Los Banos, California 93635

Los Banos Apartments

44 W I St, Los Banos, California 93635

Overland Court

417 Rockport Dr, Los Banos, California 93635

Carrington Pointe

1985 San Luis St, Los Banos, California 93635

Central Valley Apartments I

1130 D St/321 San Juan, Los Banos, California 93635

Heritage Village Apartments

1156 San Luis St, Los Banos, California 93635

Central Valley Apartments II

1130 D St/321 San Juan, Los Banos, California 93635

Pacheco Village (Los Banos I)

2235 Gilbert Gonzalez Jr Dr, Los Banos, California 93635

Pacheco Court

2125 Gilbert Gonzalez Jr Dr, Los Banos, California 93635

Scattered Sites

736 Abby Cir, Los Banos, California 93635

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Los Banos, California
$26.89/hour
$10.89 (+68%) more than California minimum wage and $19.64 (+271%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Los Banos, 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Los Banos, California.

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

How many renters live in Los Banos, California?

The City of Los Banos has 45,560 people living in 12,336 households.

There are 18,861 renters living in 5,158 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.4 percent of the population living in Los Banos.

What is the rental market like in Los Banos, California?

There are an estimated 12,732 housing units in the Los Banos area. Of these, 5,199 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Los Banos, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Los Banos?

The rental vacancy rate in Los Banos is 0 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 Los Banos for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Los Banos
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
214 405 1,156 2,463 723
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Los Banos

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Los Banos

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $994 to $2,410. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $994
One BR $1,159
Two BR $1,420
Three BR $1,995
Four BR $2,410
2024 Fair Market Rents in Los Banos, California

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

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 200 93 percent
One BR 206 51 percent
Two BR 828 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Los Banos, California

How many affordable rental units are in Los Banos?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 532
Public Housing 68
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 196
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Los Banos, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Los Banos, California

Los Banos features 366 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 Los Banos, California

There are 335 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Los Banos.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Los Banos, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Los Banos landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Los Banos.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Los Banos, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,278 and $1,562.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.