Santa Clarita Affordable Housing Needs

The Santa Clarita City Council is addressing its affordable housing needs. The city has concluded that there are 598 units of affordable family housing, 944 units of senior rental units and 2,040 mobile home spaces in 16 parks throughout the city of Santa Clarita. Affordable housing is housing with rental rates at 80% of the median income. Seniors are reported to be 9.7% of Santa Clarita's population with 38% of the affordable units for seniors. Seniors are particularly concerned about the lack of Section 8 housing available and rental increases, given the lack of supply of affordable rental units.