# San Benito County

## Summary

- **32.4%** share of renter households
- **53.3%** share of low-income households
- **46.7%** share of rent-burdened households

## Renter population data

### Renter households
| Households              | % share  |
|------------------------|----------|
| Renter households      | 6,200    | 32.4%    |
| Homeowner households   | 12,944   | 67.6%    |
| **Total households**   | 19,144   | 100.0%   |

### Low-income renter households
| Income Group                          | Households | % share  |
|--------------------------------------|------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI)     | 692        | 11.2%    |
| Very low-income (31-50% AMI)        | 698        | 11.3%    |
| Low-income (51-80% AMI)             | 1,916      | 30.9%    |
| **All low-income households (<80% AMI)** | 3,306  | 53.3%    |

### Rent-burdened households
| Burden Status            | Households | % share  |
|-------------------------|------------|----------|
| Moderately rent-burdened| 1,583      | 25.5%    |
| 30.0–34.9%              | 563        | 9.1%     |
| 35.0–39.9%              | 353        | 5.7%     |
| 40.0-49.9%              | 667        | 10.8%    |
| Severely rent-burdened  | 1,310      | 21.1%    |
| **All rent-burdened households**    | 2,893  | 46.7%    |

## Affordable housing shortage

### Rent vs median household income
| Year | Median Household Income ($) | Median Rent ($) | Income Increase | Rent Increase |
|------|------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| 2010 | 37,204                       | 936              |                 |                |
| 2021 | 65,451                       | 1,486            | 75.9%          | 58.8%          |

### Affordable housing stock
| Supply         | Demand               | Shortage            |
|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 58,784 units   | 1,305 units needed  | **-32,115** total shortage  |

## Builders Patch blog
### Read our blog & report summaries on affordable housing & tech

**November 17, 2025**

.png) **May 29, 2025**

**August 30, 2024**

## HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

### List of states

| Name                                   | Type                                       | Year | Zipcode | Market Rate | Low-income | Amount      |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------|---------|-------------|------------|-------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                    | New construction                           | 2014 | N/A     | 1           | 154        | $1,804,887  |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS                  | New construction                           | 2007 | N/A     | 1           | 99         | $1,378,252  |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                       | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab   | 2012 | N/A     | 0           | 200        | $504,385    |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                     | NA                                        | 2006 | N/A     | 0           | 168        | $424,046    |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS      | New construction                           | 2016 | N/A     | 1           | 61         | $1,557,010  |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC                  | New construction                           | 2008 | N/A     | 1           | 65         | $659,087    |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II        | New construction                           | 2012 | N/A     | 0           | 88         | $1,510,000  |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS | New construction                           | 2013 | N/A     | 1           | 39         | $674,261    |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS           | New construction                           | 2009 | N/A     | 1           | 76         | $1,142,750  |
| **... (more records available) ...**  |                                           |      |         |             |            |             |