Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in San Bernardino, CA

Discover affordable housing in San Bernardino where there are 41+ 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.

Crestview Terrace

575 East Baseline St., San Bernardino, California 92410

Foothill Villas

2631 W 2nd St, San Bernardino, California 92410

Vintage at Kendall Apartments

1095 Kendall Dr, San Bernardino, California 92407

Magnolia at Highland

2196 Medical Center Dr, San Bernardino, California 92411

Arrowhead Commons

3943 N H ST, San Bernardino, California 92407

Olive Meadow

610 E OLIVE ST, San Bernardino, California 92410

Arrowhead Woods Apartments

1650 W 16TH ST, San Bernardino, California 92411

Waterman Gardens

308 Elm Cir, San Bernardino, California 92410

The Waterman Apartments

2634 Copper Ln, San Bernardino, California 92408

Ramona Senior Project

1519 W 8th St, San Bernardino, California 92411

Pioneer Park Plaza Apartments

540 N F St, San Bernardino, California 92410

Waterman Gardens

660 E Orange St, San Bernardino, California 92410

Central City Lutheran Mission - Chdo

1354 N D St, San Bernardino, California 92405

TELACU Buena Vista

365 E. Commercial Rd, San Bernardino, California 92401

Valencia Vista

950 North Valencia Avenue, San Bernardino, California 92410

Crestview Terrace - Arrowhead Grove Neighborhood

575 E. Baseline, San Bernardino, California 92410

TELACU HOUSING-SAN BERNARDINO III

365 COMMERCIAL RD, San Bernardino, California 92408

St Bernardine Plaza

550 W 5th St, San Bernardino, California 92401

Wilson Street

1654 W 10th St, San Bernardino, California 92411

Chdo Frazee Community Center, Inc

Chdo-Frazee Community Center Inc, San Bernardino, California 92405

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In San Bernardino, 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 San Bernardino, 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, Moving to Work programs for San Bernardino, California.

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

How many renters live in San Bernardino, California?

The City of San Bernardino has 220,314 people living in 65,420 households.

There are 102,185 renters living in 33,955 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.38 percent of the population living in San Bernardino.

What is the rental market like in San Bernardino, California?

There are an estimated 65,815 housing units in the San Bernardino area. Of these, 32,903 units are rental homes, making up 50 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Bernardino, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Bernardino?

The rental vacancy rate in San Bernardino is 2 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 San Bernardino for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Bernardino
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,706 8,715 15,870 5,804 1,186
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Bernardino

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

Among renter households in this market, 60 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 34 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 San Bernardino

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 San Bernardino, California

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

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 1,506 88 percent
One BR 7,059 81 percent
Two BR 10,224 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Bernardino, California

How many affordable rental units are in San Bernardino?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,217
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,049
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 549
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Bernardino, California

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

Income Based Apartments in San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino features 2,789 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 San Bernardino, California

There are 910 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Bernardino.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Bernardino, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Bernardino landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in San Bernardino.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.