Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Colusa County, CA

Discover affordable housing in Colusa County where there are 13+ 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.

Colusa Gardens

1319 Wescott Road, Colusa, California 95932

Pinewood Manor

725 Pinewood Ct., Williams, California 95987

Creekview Apartments

1070 Almond Ave, Arbuckle, California 95912

Pinewood Court

700 Pinewood Ct, Williams, California 95987

Devonshire Apartments

1431 Wescott Rd, Colusa, California 95932

Green Valley Homes

1031 Silverleaf Lane, Williams, California 95987

Stoney Creek II

501 MARGURITE ST, Williams, California 95987

Alexander Center

901 Gail Ave, Arbuckle, California 95912

Eskaton Frank Jaconetti Manor

232 E Carson Street, Colusa, California 95932

Stony Creek Senior Apartments

500 Marguerite St, Williams, California 95987

Colusa Green Apartments

1799 Highway 20, Colusa, California 95932

Colusa Del Rey

195 E Carson St, Colusa, California 95932

Colusa Del Rey Family Apartments

East Carson St, Colusa, California 95932

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Colusa County, California
$20.63/hour
$4.63 (+29%) more than California minimum wage and $13.38 (+184%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Colusa County, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Colusa County, California.

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

How many renters live in Colusa County, California?

The County of Colusa County has 21,811 people living in 7,432 households.

There are 8,279 renters living in 2,746 renter households in this County. Renters make up 37.96 percent of the population living in Colusa County.

What is the rental market like in Colusa County, California?

There are an estimated 8,107 housing units in the Colusa County area. Of these, 2,827 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Colusa County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Colusa County?

The rental vacancy rate in Colusa County is 2 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 Colusa County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colusa County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
57 426 968 1,106 150
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colusa County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Colusa County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $823 to $1,525. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $823
One BR $829
Two BR $1,089
Three BR $1,519
Four BR $1,525
2024 Fair Market Rents in Colusa County, California

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

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 7 12 percent
One BR 264 62 percent
Two BR 522 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Colusa County, California

How many affordable rental units are in Colusa County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 420
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 72
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 29
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 247
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Colusa County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Colusa County, California

Colusa County features 377 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 Colusa County, California

There are 221 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Colusa County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Colusa County, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Colusa County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Colusa County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Colusa County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $980 and $1,198.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.