Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Santa Clara, CA

Discover affordable housing in Santa Clara where there are 20+ 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 Burns Gardens

820 Agnew Rd, Santa Clara, California 95054

Belovida Santa Clara

1820 Main St, Santa Clara, California 95050

Presidio El Camino Apartments

1450 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95050

Riverwood Place

5090 Lick Mill Blvd, Santa Clara, California 95054

Riverwood Grove

2150 Tasman Dr, Santa Clara, California 95054

Homesafe Santa Clara

611 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95050

Gateway Santa Clara

1000 El Camino Real , Santa Clara, California 95050

Agrihood Senior Community

76 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara, California 95050

Miramar Way

3761 Miramar Way, Santa Clara, California 95051

Camino Del Rey

2525 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95051

Eklund Gardens Apartments 1 & 2

2002 Halford Ave, Santa Clara, California 95050

Deborah Drive Apartments

2215 Deborah Dr, Santa Clara, California 95050

Rivertown Apartments

1340 Hope Dr, Santa Clara, California 95054

Klamath Gardens

2051 Klamath Ave, Santa Clara, California 95051

Bracher Senior Housing

2665 South Dr, Santa Clara, California 95050

Liberty Towers

890 Main St, Santa Clara, California 95050

St. Anton Apartments

2233 Calle Del Mundo, Santa Clara, California 95054

Sobrato Family Living Center

Agnew Rd, Santa Clara, California 95054

Caritas Transitional Housing

El Camino Real and Benton St, Santa Clara, California 95050

Transitional Housing for Homeless Teens

3490 The Alameda, Santa Clara, California 95050

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Moving to Work programs for Santa Clara, California.

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

How many renters live in Santa Clara, California?

The City of Santa Clara has 126,920 people living in 49,598 households.

There are 67,339 renters living in 29,108 renter households in this City. Renters make up 53.06 percent of the population living in Santa Clara.

What is the rental market like in Santa Clara, California?

There are an estimated 50,805 housing units in the Santa Clara area. Of these, 29,626 units are rental homes, making up 58 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Santa Clara, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Santa Clara?

The rental vacancy rate in Santa Clara is 6 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 Santa Clara for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Clara
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,829 8,777 11,183 3,531 1,076
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Clara

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Santa Clara

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 Santa Clara, California

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

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 553 20 percent
One BR 641 7 percent
Two BR 509 5 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Santa Clara, California

How many affordable rental units are in Santa Clara?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 694
Public Housing 4
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 100
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Santa Clara, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara features 124 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 Santa Clara, California

There are 1,099 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Santa Clara.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Clara, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Santa Clara landlords $1,700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $600 towards rent in Santa Clara.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.