Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Sea Ranch, CA

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Sea Ranch Apartments

358 Haversack, Sea Ranch, California 95497

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sea Ranch, California
$45.02/hour
$29.02 (+181%) more than California minimum wage and $37.77 (+521%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sea Ranch, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Mainstream Voucher, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Sea Ranch, California.

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

How many renters live in Sea Ranch, California?

The City of Sea Ranch has 1,224 people living in 643 households.

There are 170 renters living in 45 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.89 percent of the population living in Sea Ranch.

What is the rental market like in Sea Ranch, California?

There are an estimated 1,836 housing units in the Sea Ranch area. Of these, 81 units are rental homes, making up 4 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sea Ranch, California, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sea Ranch?

The rental vacancy rate in Sea Ranch is 35 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Sea Ranch for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sea Ranch
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 5 40 0 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sea Ranch

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Sea Ranch

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,611 to $3,425. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,611
One BR $1,809
Two BR $2,377
Three BR $3,228
Four BR $3,425
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sea Ranch, California

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

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
One BR 5 100 percent
Two BR 12 30 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sea Ranch, California

How many affordable rental units are in Sea Ranch?

Income Based Apartments in Sea Ranch, California

Sea Ranch features 0 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 Sea Ranch, California

There are 31 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sea Ranch.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sea Ranch, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sea Ranch landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sea Ranch.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sea Ranch, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,139 and $2,615.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.