Low Income Apartments For Rent in Rodeo, CA

Rental assistance programs support 241 low-income homes in Rodeo where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $563 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Rodeo, 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 Rodeo.

Rodeo, California Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Rodeo, California

Rodeo features 241 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 Rodeo, California

There are 50 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rodeo.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rodeo, California

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

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

2024 Rodeo, 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
Rodeo, California Fair Market Rent	$1,825	$2,131	$2,590	$3,342	$3,954
Rodeo, 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.

Rodeo, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2

Total Low Income Apartments 291

Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 241

Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 35.27%

Average Renter Household Size 2.66

Average Household Size 3.06

Median Household Income $64,089 ±$8,228

Median Rent $1,126 ±$111

Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 61.15% ± 16.3pp

Total Population 9,724

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	291
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	241
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	35.27%
Average Renter Household Size	2.66
Average Household Size	3.06
Median Household Income	$64,089 ±$8,228
Median Rent	$1,126 ±$111
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	61.15% ± 16.3pp
Total Population	9,724

Population and Household Demographics

Rodeo is a city in Contra Costa County, California with a population of 9,724. There are 3,167 households in the city with an average household size of 3.06 persons. 35.27% of households in Rodeo are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Rodeo

The median gross income for households in Rodeo is $64,089 a year, or $5,341 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,126 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Rodeo, a household making less than $3,753 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 61.15% of households who rent are overburdened in Rodeo.

Area Median Income In Rodeo

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

In Rodeo, 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 Rodeo

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 Rodeo

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Rodeo 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 Rodeo 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 Rodeo 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