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

Discover affordable housing in Orinda where there are 2+ 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.

Orinda Senior Village

20 Irwin Way, Orinda, California 94563

Monteverde Senior Apartments

2 Irwin Way, Orinda, California 94563

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orinda, 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 Orinda, 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 Orinda, California.

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

How many renters live in Orinda, California?

The City of Orinda has 19,477 people living in 7,476 households.

There are 973 renters living in 529 renter households in this City. Renters make up 5 percent of the population living in Orinda.

What is the rental market like in Orinda, California?

There are an estimated 7,761 housing units in the Orinda area. Of these, 529 units are rental homes, making up 7 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orinda, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orinda?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orinda
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
16 237 155 71 32
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orinda

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Orinda

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 Orinda, California

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

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 6 38 percent
One BR 222 94 percent
Two BR 0 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orinda, California

How many affordable rental units are in Orinda?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 199
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 150
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orinda, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Orinda, California

Orinda features 150 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 Orinda, California

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Orinda.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orinda, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Orinda landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Orinda.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.