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Affordable Senior Apartments in San Diego County, CA

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers across San Diego County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers: 78

Affordable Senior Apartments · 70 beds · mid-size community · San Diego, CA

Villa Alta

Income-restricted (affordable)HUD Section 202

Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.

HUD Section 202 property ID S202-800077988 · About this housing program ↗
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Cities in San Diego County

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for San Diego County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$2,459per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$3,001per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$61,250per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$87,450per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

Area 23- Aging & Independence Services County of San Diego LTC Ombudsman Program · 1-800-231-4024

State office: Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman · 1-800-231-4024

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

Area Agency on Aging

Aging & Independence Services · (858) 495-5885

Official AAA website

Source: State aging agency

Aging & Disability Resource Center

California Aging & Disability Resource Connection · 1-800-510-2020

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) · 1-800-434-0222

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

California Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

Which cities in San Diego County have affordable senior apartments listings?

San Diego County has senior apartment communities in 5 cities, each listed on this page with its own provider list.

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for San Diego County?

Aging & Independence Services is the Area Agency on Aging covering San Diego County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.

How do families in San Diego County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

California runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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