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

Discover affordable housing in Salinas where there are 44+ 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.

John Xxiii Aids Ministry

14 West St, Salinas, California 93901

Sun Street Farmworker Rental Housing

27 Sun St, Salinas, California 93901

Addington Way Homes

288 Addington Ln, Salinas, California 93907

Plaza Hotel

30 E Market St, Salinas, California 93901

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Salinas, California
$54.53/hour
$38.53 (+241%) more than California minimum wage and $47.28 (+652%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Salinas, 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 Salinas, California.

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

How many renters live in Salinas, California?

The City of Salinas has 161,019 people living in 45,815 households.

There are 90,272 renters living in 25,239 renter households in this City. Renters make up 56.06 percent of the population living in Salinas.

What is the rental market like in Salinas, California?

There are an estimated 44,503 housing units in the Salinas area. Of these, 23,132 units are rental homes, making up 52 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Salinas, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Salinas?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Salinas
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,157 4,795 9,156 5,895 1,558
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Salinas

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Salinas

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,340 to $4,400. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,340
One BR $2,367
Two BR $2,879
Three BR $3,990
Four BR $4,400
2024 Fair Market Rents in Salinas, California

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

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 715 62 percent
One BR 2,546 53 percent
Two BR 2,467 27 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Salinas, California

How many affordable rental units are in Salinas?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,606
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 531
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Salinas, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Salinas, California

Salinas features 959 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 Salinas, California

There are 1,771 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Salinas.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Salinas, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Salinas landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Salinas.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Salinas, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,591 and $3,167.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.