Sacramento’s current affordable housing projects

By Ken Magri | Solving SacramentoAs the need for more affordable rental units continues, developers in the Sacramento area work to complete new affordable housing projects across the city.& Less than half of all living units in Sacramento are renter occupied, and according to Apartments.com, the median cost to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,511 per month. While that runs slightly below the national average for rent, it is still too high for people with extremely low incomes.According to Sacramento County’s 2024 Affordable Housing Needs Report, the amount of extremely low-income households paying rent with more than half of their monthly income is 83%, compared to 1% of moderate-income households.At the same time, Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving toward clearing out homeless encampments, which furthers the need for more affordable housing as municipalities are no longer responsible for providing alternative shelter to displaced persons per the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June. Gov. Newsom’s executive order issued in July stressed the need to “use all available resources, including those provided by the state’s historic investments in housing and intervention programs, to address encampments within their jurisdictions.” With an ongoing need for more housing resources for local residents, here are several...