Low Income & Subsidized Housing in California

6,824 assisted properties with about 548,591 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $449/mo.

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Largest cities for low income housing in California

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Los Angeles91070,222$275–$1,247
San Francisco30228,669$348–$1,344
San Jose20623,670$314–$1,331
Sacramento20123,500$315–$666
San Diego22321,388$360–$1,073
Oakland20216,227$354–$885
Fresno11910,843$344–$624
Long Beach678,117$390–$669
Bakersfield816,066$291–$555
Stockton625,774$345–$672
Santa Rosa684,931$424–$1,155
Anaheim524,110$411–$742
Richmond374,052$428–$1,077
Oxnard423,990$396–$1,430
Santa Ana333,957$356–$771
Salinas373,600$395–$1,247
Irvine323,593$395–$711
Riverside323,389$369–$701
San Bernardino252,947$365–$587
Fremont362,919$317–$560
Lancaster332,877$400–$563
Pasadena402,726$360–$840
Elk Grove222,703—
Palmdale302,654$377–$626
Modesto222,638$402–$804

All cities with subsidized housing in California

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Los Angeles County1,744—
San Diego County434—
Alameda County371—
Santa Clara County353—
San Francisco County299—
Sacramento County282—
Orange County258—
Fresno County243—
Riverside County238—
Missing, California192—
Contra Costa County188—
Kern County167—
San Bernardino County162—
Ventura County149—
Sonoma County141—
Tulare County113—
San Mateo County97—
Monterey County92—
Santa Barbara County91—
Imperial County85—
San Joaquin County81—
Yolo County74—
Solano County72—
Santa Cruz County67—
Butte County66—

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