Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Suisun City, CA

Discover affordable housing in Suisun City where there are 3+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Breezewood Village Apartments

1359 Worley Rd, Suisun City, California 94585

Cottonwood Creek Apartments

202 Railroad Ave, Suisun City, California 94585

The Village Apartments

506 Civic Center Blvd, Suisun City, California 94585

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Suisun City, California
$43.71/hour
$27.71 (+173%) more than California minimum wage and $36.46 (+503%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Suisun City, California?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Suisun City, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Suisun City, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Moving to Work programs for Suisun City, California.

Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Suisun City.

How many renters live in Suisun City, California?

The City of Suisun City has 29,350 people living in 9,655 households.

There are 11,321 renters living in 3,663 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.57 percent of the population living in Suisun City.

What is the rental market like in Suisun City, California?

There are an estimated 9,925 housing units in the Suisun City area. Of these, 3,704 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Suisun City, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Suisun City?

The rental vacancy rate in Suisun City is 1 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Suisun City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Suisun City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
143 572 862 1,016 980
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Suisun City

A large number of apartments in Suisun City have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Suisun City are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Suisun City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,652 to $3,643. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,652
One BR $1,853
Two BR $2,308
Three BR $3,199
Four BR $3,643
2024 Fair Market Rents in Suisun City, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Suisun City?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 79 55 percent
One BR 228 40 percent
Two BR 244 28 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Suisun City, California

How many affordable rental units are in Suisun City?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Suisun City, California including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 330
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Suisun City, California

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Suisun City, California

Suisun City features 106 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Suisun City, California

There are 175 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Suisun City.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Suisun City, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Suisun City landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Suisun City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Suisun City, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,077 and $2,539.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.