Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Columbia, CA

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Sierra Commons Apartments

11059 S. State St, Columbia, California 95310

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Columbia, California
$25.68/hour
$9.68 (+61%) more than California minimum wage and $18.43 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Columbia, 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), Public Housing programs for Columbia, California.

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

How many renters live in Columbia, California?

The City of Columbia has 2,439 people living in 1,033 households.

There are 856 renters living in 337 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.1 percent of the population living in Columbia.

What is the rental market like in Columbia, California?

There are an estimated 1,237 housing units in the Columbia area. Of these, 405 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Columbia, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Columbia?

The rental vacancy rate in Columbia is 17 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Columbia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Columbia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 80 119 67 71
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Columbia

A large number of apartments in Columbia 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 Columbia are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 73 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 42 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 Columbia

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $919 to $2,301. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $919
One BR $1,032
Two BR $1,356
Three BR $1,795
Four BR $2,301
2024 Fair Market Rents in Columbia, California

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

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
One BR 57 71 percent
Two BR 112 94 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Columbia, California

How many affordable rental units are in Columbia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 79
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Columbia, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Columbia, California

Columbia features 40 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 Columbia, California

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Columbia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Columbia, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Columbia landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Columbia.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Columbia, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,220 and $1,492.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.