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There are 80 low-income apartments in Boyes Hot Springs that offer reduced rents to eligible households.
Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in Boyes Hot Springs where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $451 towards rent each month.
Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 9th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.
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.
Housing Authority | Programs |
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Sonoma County Housing Authority | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Family Self-Sufficiency; Mainstream Voucher; Family Unification Program (FUP) |
Boyes Hot Springs features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 80 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Boyes Hot Springs.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Boyes Hot Springs landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Boyes Hot Springs.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Boyes Hot Springs, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,139 and $2,615.
Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Studio | One BR | Two BR | Three BR | Four BR | |
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Boyes Hot Springs, California Fair Market Rent | $1,611 | $1,809 | $2,377 | $3,228 | $3,425 |
Boyes Hot Springs, California Payment Standard Range | $1,450 to $1,772 | $1,628 to $1,990 | $2,139 to $2,615 | $2,905 to $3,551 | $3,083 to $3,768 |
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
Total Affordable Apartment Properties | 1 |
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Total Low Income Apartments | 80 |
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance | 0 |
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters | 42.45% |
Average Renter Household Size | 3.42 |
Average Household Size | 2.85 |
Median Household Income | $56,667 ±$10,129 |
Median Rent | $1,158 ±$65 |
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened | 57.72% ± 11.68pp |
Total Population | 7,229 |
Boyes Hot Springs is a city in Sonoma County, California with a population of 7,229. There are 2,518 households in the city with an average household size of 2.85 persons. 42.45% of households in Boyes Hot Springs are renters.
The median gross income for households in Boyes Hot Springs is $56,667 a year, or $4,722 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,158 a month.
Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Boyes Hot Springs, a household making less than $3,860 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 57.72% of households who rent are overburdened in Boyes Hot Springs.
Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.
HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Boyes Hot Springs, the AMI is calculated from all households within Sonoma County.
In Boyes Hot Springs, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $128,100
Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.
Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.
1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person | 5 Person | 6 Person | 7 Person | 8 Person | |
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30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Boyes Hot Springs AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households. |
$26,450 | $30,200 | $34,000 | $37,750 | $40,800 | $43,800 | $46,850 | $50,560 |
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Boyes Hot Springs AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households. |
$44,050 | $50,350 | $56,650 | $62,900 | $67,950 | $73,000 | $78,000 | $83,050 |
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Boyes Hot Springs AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households. |
$70,500 | $80,550 | $90,600 | $100,650 | $108,750 | $116,800 | $124,850 | $132,900 |