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

Discover affordable housing in Shafter where there are 10+ 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.

Skyway Apartments

500 State Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Shafter Senior Manor

524 Pacific Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Hudson Park II

431 E Ash Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Westside Village

595 Vera Cruz Way, Shafter, California 93263

Tulare Arms

225 W Tulare Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Terra Vista

300 Terra Vista, Shafter, California 93263

Hudson Park I

431 E Euclid Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Las Rosas Courts

455 E Ash Ave, Shafter, California 93263

Shafter Migrant Center

17213 Central Valley Hwy, Shafter, California

Kern County

Parcel Number 027-120-11-00-2, Shafter, California 93263

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shafter, California
$23.83/hour
$7.83 (+49%) more than California minimum wage and $16.58 (+229%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Shafter, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Shafter, California.

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

How many renters live in Shafter, California?

The City of Shafter has 20,162 people living in 5,158 households.

There are 7,438 renters living in 1,879 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.89 percent of the population living in Shafter.

What is the rental market like in Shafter, California?

There are an estimated 5,418 housing units in the Shafter area. Of these, 2,018 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shafter, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shafter?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shafter
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
62 139 588 1,009 46
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shafter

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Shafter

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $960 to $2,135. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $960
One BR $967
Two BR $1,258
Three BR $1,773
Four BR $2,135
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shafter, California

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

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 58 94 percent
One BR 132 95 percent
Two BR 432 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shafter, California

How many affordable rental units are in Shafter?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 289
Public Housing 35
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shafter, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Shafter, California

Shafter features 390 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 Shafter, California

There are 166 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shafter.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shafter, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Shafter landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Shafter.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shafter, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,132 and $1,384.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.