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

Discover affordable housing in Santa Paula where there are 13+ 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.

Santa Paulan Senior Apartments

115 N. 4th Street, Santa Paula, California 93060

Yale Street Apartments

739 Yale St., Santa Paula, California 93060

Casa Bella Apartments

622 E Main St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Vista Hermosa

100 E Santa Ana St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Harvard Court Apartments

236 W Harvard Blvd, Santa Paula, California 93060

Rodney Fernandez Gardens

212 W Santa Barbara St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Harvard Place Apartments

316 W Harvard Blvd, Santa Paula, California 93060

Citricos De Santa Paula

112 S 12th St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Cedc - Spla Casa Garcia

200 Garcia St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Harvard Court

234 W Harvard Blvd, Santa Paula, California 93060

Casa Garcia

220 Garcia St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Santa Paula Village Apartments

214 N 8th St, Santa Paula, California 93060

Villa Rosa Apartments

234 S Steckel Dr, Santa Paula, California 93060

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Robin Lovelace

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Santa Paula, California
$45.72/hour
$29.72 (+186%) more than California minimum wage and $38.47 (+531%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Santa Paula, 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 Paula, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Santa Paula, California.

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

How many renters live in Santa Paula, California?

The City of Santa Paula has 30,788 people living in 9,174 households.

There are 15,110 renters living in 4,339 renter households in this City. Renters make up 49.08 percent of the population living in Santa Paula.

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

There are an estimated 9,682 housing units in the Santa Paula area. Of these, 4,524 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Santa Paula, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Santa Paula?

The rental vacancy rate in Santa Paula is 4 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 Paula for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Paula
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
151 628 1,977 1,229 333
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Paula

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

Among renter households in this market, 57 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Paula

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,725 to $3,867. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,725
One BR $2,011
Two BR $2,414
Three BR $3,310
Four BR $3,867
2024 Fair Market Rents in Santa Paula, California

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

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 110 73 percent
One BR 509 81 percent
Two BR 681 34 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Santa Paula, California

How many affordable rental units are in Santa Paula?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 453
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Santa Paula, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Santa Paula, California

Santa Paula features 76 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 Paula, California

There are 387 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Santa Paula.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Paula, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Santa Paula landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Santa Paula.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Santa Paula, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,173 and $2,655.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.