Section 8 in Santa Clara County, CA
19,397 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Clara County, 92% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Santa Clara County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Santa Clara County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
California FEHA source-of-income protection (SB 329 / Gov. Code 12955)
Statewide: landlords may not refuse Section 8/HCV vouchers as a source of income.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Santa Clara County in the San Jose metro
Santa Clara County is one of the counties inside the San Jose, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See San Jose metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Santa Clara County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
Santa Clara County Housing Authority
San Jose · PHA code CA059
12,606 Section 8 unitsHousing Authority of the City of San Jose
San Jose · PHA code CA056
6,791 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 94022$4,190
- 94024$4,340
- 94040$4,250
- 94041$3,880
- 94043$3,860
- 94085$4,220
- 94086$3,870
- 94087$4,110
- 94089$4,180
- 94301$3,950
- 94303$3,300
- 94304$4,260
- 94305$2,540
- 94306$3,790
- 95002$2,990
- 95008$3,530
- 95013$3,450
- 95014$4,440
- 95020$2,750
- 95030$3,470
- 95032$3,770
- 95035$3,790
- 95037$2,820
- 95046$2,830
- 95050$3,340
- 95051$3,960
- 95053$3,340
- 95054$4,430
- 95070$3,940
- 95110$3,240
- 95111$2,540
- 95112$3,060
- 95113$3,790
- 95116$2,820
- 95117$3,120
- 95118$3,130
- 95119$3,560
- 95120$3,580
- 95121$3,580
- 95122$2,820
- 95123$3,540
- 95124$3,670
- 95125$3,160
- 95126$3,400
- 95127$3,000
- 95128$3,430
- 95129$3,580
- 95130$2,770
- 95131$3,820
- 95132$3,870
- 95133$3,120
- 95134$4,740
- 95135$4,040
- 95136$3,370
- 95138$3,460
- 95139$4,290
- 95140$3,300
- 95148$4,050
Find Section 8 apartments in Santa Clara County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 1,916,831 · FIPS 06085.