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San Mateo County

Summary

40.2% share of renter households
46.5% share of low-income households
46.1% share of rent-burdened households

Renter population data

Renters vs homeowners

Households % share
Renter households 106,611
Homeowner households 158,281
Total households 264,892

Low-income renter households

Households % share
Extremely low-income (≤30% AMI) 17,987
Very low-income (31-50% AMI) 17,809
Low-income (51-80% AMI) 13,824
All low-income households (<80% AMI) 49,620

Rent-burdened households

Share of income spent on rent Households % share
Moderately rent-burdened 22,822 21.4%
30.0–34.9% 7,920 7.4%
35.0–39.9% 5,786 5.4%
40.0-49.9% 9,116 8.6%
Severely rent-burdened 26,280 24.7%
≥50.0% 26,280 24.7%
All rent-burdened households 49,102 46.1%

Affordable housing shortage

Rent vs median household income

Amount ($)
Median household income in 2010 60,691
Median household income in 2021 102,764
Increase (2010–2021) 69.3%
Median rent in 2010 1,181
Median rent in 2021 2,466
Increase (2010–2021) 108.8%

Affordable housing stock

Supply (current stock) Demand (total units needed) Shortage Supply/Demand Ratio
20,314 27,513 13,556 73.8%

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HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

Name Type Year Market Rate Low-income Income ceiling LIHTC allocation Amount
HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK New construction 2014 N/A N/A 10452 N/A $1,804,887
IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS New construction 2007 N/A N/A 94538 N/A $1,378,252
HILLTOP VILLAGE New construction - Acquisition and Rehab 2012 N/A N/A 32208 N/A $504,385
HUNTINGTON RESERVE N/A 2006 N/A N/A 32773 N/A $424,046
HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS New construction 2016 N/A N/A 91768 N/A $1,557,010
INTERVALE GARDENS LLC New construction 2008 N/A N/A 10459 N/A $659,087
HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II New construction 2012 N/A N/A 33905 N/A $1,510,000
(additional rows omitted for brevity)