Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mountain View, CA

Discover affordable housing in Mountain View where there are 16+ 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.

Shorebreeze Apartments

460 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, California 94043

Paulson Park I & II

111 Montebello Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

Sierra Vista I Apartments

1909 Hackett Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

Eagle Park Apartments

1701 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, California 94040

Evelyn Family Apartments

779 East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, California 94041

Tyrella Gardens

449 Tyrella Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

Maryce Freelen Place

2230 Latham St, Mountain View, California 94040

Ginzton Terrace

375 Oaktree Dr, Mountain View, California 94040

San Veron Park

807 San Veron Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

Monte Vista Terrace

1101 Grant Rd, Mountain View, California 94040

The Fountains

2005 San Ramon Dr, Mountain View, California 94043

Luna Vista

950 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, California 94040

San Antonio Place

210 San Antonio Cir, Mountain View, California 94040

Studio 819 Apartments

819 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043

New Central Park Senior Apartments

50 Sierra Vista Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

Central Park Apartments

90 Sierra Vista Ave, Mountain View, California 94043

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mountain View, California
$59.32/hour
$43.32 (+271%) more than California minimum wage and $52.07 (+718%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mountain View, 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) programs for Mountain View, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Moving to Work programs for Mountain View, California.

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

How many renters live in Mountain View, California?

The City of Mountain View has 81,058 people living in 34,229 households.

There are 45,284 renters living in 20,919 renter households in this City. Renters make up 55.87 percent of the population living in Mountain View.

What is the rental market like in Mountain View, California?

There are an estimated 38,230 housing units in the Mountain View area. Of these, 23,248 units are rental homes, making up 61 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mountain View, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mountain View?

The rental vacancy rate in Mountain View is 9 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 Mountain View for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountain View
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,423 7,291 7,900 2,825 343
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mountain View

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 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 Mountain View

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,383 to $4,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,383
One BR $2,694
Two BR $3,132
Three BR $4,011
Four BR $4,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mountain View, California

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

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 630 26 percent
One BR 680 9 percent
Two BR 517 7 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mountain View, California

How many affordable rental units are in Mountain View?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,257
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 299
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mountain View, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Mountain View, California

Mountain View features 403 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 Mountain View, California

There are 1,175 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mountain View.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mountain View, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mountain View landlords $1,700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Mountain View.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mountain View, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,819 and $3,445.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.