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

Discover affordable housing in Perris 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.

Meadowview I Apartments

1640 Ruby Drive, Perris, California 92571

Perris Park Apartments

1450 S Perris Blvd, Perris, California 92570

San Jacinto Vista I Apartments

98 E. Jarvis St, Perris, California 92571

Meadowview II Apartments

150 E Nuevo Road, Perris, California 92571

Mercado Apartments

832 S D St, Perris, California 92570

Verano Apartments

904 S. D Street, Perris, California 92570

Thundervista Ppmg

98 E Jarvis St, Perris, California 92571

San Jacinto Vista 2

202 E Jarvis St, Perris, California 92571

Vintage Woods Apartments

87 E Jarvis St, Perris, California 92571

Perris I

223 E 5th St, Perris, California 92570

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Perris, California
$38.07/hour
$22.07 (+138%) more than California minimum wage and $30.82 (+425%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Perris, 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 programs for Perris, California.

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

How many renters live in Perris, California?

The City of Perris has 80,258 people living in 19,243 households.

There are 26,195 renters living in 6,114 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.64 percent of the population living in Perris.

What is the rental market like in Perris, California?

There are an estimated 19,521 housing units in the Perris area. Of these, 6,353 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Perris, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Perris?

The rental vacancy rate in Perris is 5 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 Perris for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Perris
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
324 773 1,755 1,893 1,163
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Perris

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

Among renter households in this market, 69 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 42 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 Perris

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,517 to $3,304. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,517
One BR $1,611
Two BR $2,010
Three BR $2,707
Four BR $3,304
2024 Fair Market Rents in Perris, California

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

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 297 92 percent
One BR 726 94 percent
Two BR 950 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Perris, California

How many affordable rental units are in Perris?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 570
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 76
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 162
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Perris, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Perris, California

Perris features 374 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 Perris, California

There are 254 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Perris.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Perris, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Perris, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,809 and $2,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.