Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in California, PA

Discover affordable housing in California where there are 5+ 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.

Liberty Towers

520 Liberty St, California, Pennsylvania 15419

California Apartments

243 2nd Street, California, Pennsylvania 15419

Riverview Apartments

399 1st Street, California, Pennsylvania 15419

California Apartments

325 Second Street, California, Pennsylvania 15419

Phfa Mf - the Oaks

State Route 88, California, Pennsylvania 15419

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In California, Pennsylvania
$21.99/hour
$14.74 (+203%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $14.74 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve California, Pennsylvania?

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 California, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in California, Pennsylvania?

The City of California has 5,328 people living in 1,634 households.

There are 1,716 renters living in 908 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.21 percent of the population living in California.

What is the rental market like in California, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,074 housing units in the California area. Of these, 1,045 units are rental homes, making up 50 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in California, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in California?

The rental vacancy rate in California is 12 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 California for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in California
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
159 248 259 161 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in California

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 California

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $917 to $1,605. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $917
One BR $965
Two BR $1,161
Three BR $1,474
Four BR $1,605
2024 Fair Market Rents in California, Pennsylvania

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

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 156 98 percent
One BR 225 91 percent
Two BR 230 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in California, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in California?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Public Housing 86
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 101
Tracked Units by Federal Program in California, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in California, Pennsylvania

California features 284 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 California, Pennsylvania

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in California.

Housing Choice Vouchers in California, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay California landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in California.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in California, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,045 and $1,277.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.