; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Pleasant Hill, CA

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Chilpancingo Vista

102 Chilpancingo Pkwy
Pleasant Hill, California
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Grayson Creek Apartments

100 Chilpancingo Pkwy
Pleasant Hill, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
Call For Rent
1-3 BR

Hookston Senior Apartments

80 W Hookston Rd
Pleasant Hill, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
BMIR
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Garden Park Apts

2387 LISA LN
Pleasant Hill, California
Subsidized
PBV
Call For Rent
1-2 BR
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There are 170 low-income apartments in Pleasant Hill that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 44 low-income homes in Pleasant Hill where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $422 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on January 1st, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Pleasant Hill, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, California Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Pleasant Hill, California

Pleasant Hill features 44 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 Pleasant Hill, California

There are 170 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pleasant Hill.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pleasant Hill, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pleasant Hill landlords $1,600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Pleasant Hill.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pleasant Hill, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,331 and $2,849.

2024 Pleasant Hill, California Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

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
Pleasant Hill, California Fair Market Rent $1,825 $2,131 $2,590 $3,342 $3,954
Pleasant Hill, California Payment Standard Range $1,643 to $2,008 $1,918 to $2,344 $2,331 to $2,849 $3,008 to $3,676 $3,559 to $4,349

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Pleasant Hill, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 4
Total Low Income Apartments 214
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 44
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 41.35%
Average Renter Household Size 2.34
Average Household Size 2.45
Median Household Income $81,226 ±$7,333
Median Rent $1,562 ±$114
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 50.06% ± 6.6pp
Total Population 34,155

Population and Household Demographics

Pleasant Hill is a city in Contra Costa County, California with a population of 34,155. There are 13,730 households in the city with an average household size of 2.45 persons. 41.35% of households in Pleasant Hill are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Pleasant Hill

The median gross income for households in Pleasant Hill is $81,226 a year, or $6,769 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,562 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Pleasant Hill, a household making less than $5,207 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 50.06% of households who rent are overburdened in Pleasant Hill.

Area Median Income In Pleasant Hill

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 Pleasant Hill, the AMI is calculated from all households within Contra Costa County.

In Pleasant Hill, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $147,900

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 in Pleasant Hill

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.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Pleasant Hill

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Pleasant Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$31,050 $35,500 $39,950 $44,350 $47,900 $51,450 $55,000 $58,550
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Pleasant Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$51,800 $59,200 $66,600 $73,950 $79,900 $85,800 $91,700 $97,650
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Pleasant Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$78,550 $89,750 $100,950 $112,150 $121,150 $130,100 $139,100 $148,050