; Low Income Apartments For Rent in San Clemente, CA

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The Presidio Apartments

105 Avenida Presidio
San Clemente, California
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Cotton's Point Senior Apartments

2350 S El Camino Real
San Clemente, California
Rent Assisted
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1-2 BR

Vintage Shores Senior Apartments

366 Camino de Estrella
San Clemente, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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Talega Jamboree Apartments Phase I

123 Calle Amistad
San Clemente, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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There are 211 low-income apartments in San Clemente that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 72 low-income homes in San Clemente where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $456 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on June 7th, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving San Clemente, 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
Orange County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near San Clemente.

San Clemente, California Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in San Clemente, California

San Clemente features 72 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 San Clemente, California

There are 211 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Clemente.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Clemente, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Clemente landlords $1,500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in San Clemente.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Clemente, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,505 and $3,061.

2024 San Clemente, 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
San Clemente, California Fair Market Rent $2,200 $2,344 $2,783 $3,769 $4,467
San Clemente, California Payment Standard Range $1,980 to $2,420 $2,110 to $2,578 $2,505 to $3,061 $3,392 to $4,146 $4,020 to $4,914

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

San Clemente, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 4
Total Low Income Apartments 283
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 72
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 34.77%
Average Renter Household Size 2.63
Average Household Size 2.69
Median Household Income $98,153 ±$5,511
Median Rent $1,703 ±$65
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 57.2% ± 5.4pp
Total Population 65,017

Population and Household Demographics

San Clemente is a city in Orange County, California with a population of 65,017. There are 24,069 households in the city with an average household size of 2.69 persons. 34.77% of households in San Clemente are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in San Clemente

The median gross income for households in San Clemente is $98,153 a year, or $8,179 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,703 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In San Clemente, a household making less than $5,677 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 57.2% of households who rent are overburdened in San Clemente.

Area Median Income In San Clemente

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 San Clemente, the AMI is calculated from all households within Orange County.

In San Clemente, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $127,800

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 San Clemente

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 San Clemente

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the San Clemente AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$30,150 $34,450 $38,750 $43,050 $46,500 $49,950 $53,400 $56,850
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the San Clemente AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$50,250 $57,400 $64,600 $71,750 $77,500 $83,250 $89,000 $94,750
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the San Clemente AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$80,400 $91,850 $103,350 $114,800 $124,000 $133,200 $142,400 $151,550