Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St. Helena, CA

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Hunts Grove Apartments

548 Hunt Ave, St. Helena, California 94574

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St. Helena, California
$50.83/hour
$34.83 (+218%) more than California minimum wage and $43.58 (+601%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St. Helena, 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 St. Helena, California.

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

How many renters live in St. Helena, California?

The City of St. Helena has 5,426 people living in 2,466 households.

There are 1,887 renters living in 792 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.78 percent of the population living in St. Helena.

What is the rental market like in St. Helena, California?

There are an estimated 2,963 housing units in the St. Helena area. Of these, 854 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St. Helena, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St. Helena?

The rental vacancy rate in St. Helena is 7 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 St. Helena for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Helena
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
130 223 245 147 41
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St. Helena

A large number of apartments in St. Helena 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 St. Helena are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 St. Helena

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,819 to $3,915. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,819
One BR $2,043
Two BR $2,684
Three BR $3,634
Four BR $3,915
2024 Fair Market Rents in St. Helena, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St. Helena?

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 51 39 percent
One BR 168 75 percent
Two BR 25 10 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St. Helena, California

How many affordable rental units are in St. Helena?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 184
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St. Helena, California

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

Income Based Apartments in St. Helena, California

St. Helena 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 St. Helena, California

There are 56 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St. Helena.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St. Helena, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St. Helena landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in St. Helena.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St. Helena, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,416 and $2,952.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.