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Housing for teachers and school staff

Programs that exist right now, who qualifies, and how to apply. We list only programs whose terms we can point to in a public document.

Casa del Maestro, Santa Clara Unified, California

Who qualifies: teachers in their first decade with the district; household income limit 189,000 dollars. Rents: 80 percent of market rate, intended to help residents save for a home after seven years. How to apply: district interest form.

Source: Santa Clara USD

705 Serramonte, Jefferson Union HSD, California

Who qualifies: non-management district employees working at least 17.5 hours a week who are not homeowners; priority to full-time and lower-income households. Currently fully leased with a waitlist. Rents set at half of market at occupancy.

Source: Rivercrest Partners

Hays CISD staff community, Texas

Who qualifies: district employees. Rents: expected from about 795 dollars for a one-bedroom. Timing: move-in 2027 or 2028, per developer. Waitlist open, per developer.

Source: KXAN

Wildflower at Juniper Springs, Lockhart ISD, Texas

Who qualifies: all Lockhart ISD employees. Model homes expected for pre-leasing August 2026. Estimated savings of about 400 to 800 dollars a month versus typical Central Texas housing, per the district.

Source: KXAN

Miller Flats, Eagle County School District, Colorado

37 units next to Battle Mountain High School for district faculty and staff, assigned by lottery; rents tied to district salaries (40 percent of certified take-home base pay). Managed by the county housing authority.

Source: Vail Daily

Roaring Fork Schools staff housing, Colorado

116 district rental units in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt; employees must work at least 30 hours a week to enter the lottery; 14 Habitat for Humanity homes near Basalt High School owned by staff.

Source: Roaring Fork Schools

Dare County Schools teacher housing, North Carolina

Run Hill Ridge (24 units, Kill Devil Hills) and Hatteras Teacher Housing (12 units), two-bedroom units rented below market, owned by the Dare Education Foundation.

Source: Dare County Schools

Teachers Village, Newark, New Jersey

Private rentals with discounts for teachers of 7 to 15 percent off market rate; 20 percent of apartments reserved for households at up to 80 percent of area median income (Forbes, 2018). Fully occupied with a waiting list (Brookings, 2020).

Source: Brookings

California statewide: CalHFA School Teacher and Employee Assistance Program

Deferred down-payment loans to K-12 school employees; about 2,400 employees had used it over 17 years as of 2018.

Source: EdSource

Not in your area yet?

Tell us where you work. When a program opens nearby, we will email you. Write to editor@teacherhousing.com.