Housing Authority of the County of Butte
Waiting Lists
Learn more about Housing Authority of the County of Butte.
- Creekside Place Apartments Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is open.
- Chico Public Housing is open.
- Oroville Public Housing is open.
- Gridley and Biggs Public Housing is open.
- Oroville Senior / Disabled Public Housing is open.
- Farm Labor Housing Low-Income is open.
- Butte and Glenn County, California Section 8 HCV is closed.
- North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park, Phase I Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- Chico, 1-Bedroom Public Housing is closed.
Open: Creekside Place Apartments Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Creekside Place is currently open.
The HACB is accepting applications for this waiting list from January 30, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the HACB website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACB public notice on January 31, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Chico, California.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Emailing applicant@butte-housing.com or leave a voicemail at (530) 895-4474 Ext. 238.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 02/01/2023.
Open: Chico Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Public Housing waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments in Chico is currently open.
The HACB is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of January 31, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.
Once the paper application is completed, it can be either:
- Mailed to the BCHA office, located at 2039 Forest Ave, Chico, CA 95298.
- Hand delivered to the BCHA office mentioned above.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the BCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on February 9, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Chico, California. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (530) 717-2121 or visit the office at 2039 Forest Avenue, Chico CA 95928 during operating hours between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/09/2023.
Open: Oroville Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Public Housing waiting list for 3-Bedroom apartments in Oroville is currently open.
The HACB is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of January 31, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.
Once the paper application is completed, it can be either:
- Mailed to the BCHA office, located at 2039 Forest Ave, Chico, CA 95298.
- Hand delivered to the BCHA office mentioned above.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the BCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on February 9, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Oroville, California . Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (530) 717-2121 or visit the office at 2039 Forest Avenue, Chico CA 95928 during operating hours between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/09/2023.
Open: Gridley and Biggs Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Public Housing waiting list for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments in Gridley and Biggs is currently open.
The HACB is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of January 31, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.
Once the paper application is completed, it can be either:
- Mailed to the BCHA office, located at 2039 Forest Ave, Chico, CA 95298.
- Hand delivered to the BCHA office mentioned above.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the BCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on February 9, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Gridley and Biggs, California. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (530) 717-2121 or visit the office at 2039 Forest Avenue, Chico CA 95928 during operating hours between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/09/2023.
Open: Oroville Senior / Disabled Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Senior and Disabled Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments in Oroville is currently open.
The HACB is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of January 31, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.
Once the paper application is completed, it can be either:
- Mailed to the BCHA office, located at 2039 Forest Ave, Chico, CA 95298.
- Hand delivered to the BCHA office mentioned above.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the BCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on February 9, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior and Disabled Public Housing rental assistance in Oroville, California . Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (530) 717-2121 or visit the office at 2039 Forest Avenue, Chico CA 95928 during operating hours between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/09/2023.
Open: Farm Labor Housing Low-Income
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Farm Labor Housing waiting list for 2-Bedroom apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, call the Gridley office at (530) 846-3640.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HACB website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACB on May 6, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Gridley, California.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (530) 846-3640.
Last Updated on 05/06/2021.
Closed: Butte and Glenn County, California Section 8 HCV
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opening soon.
The HACB last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 30, 2023, until February 13, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Limited Homeless
- Limited Moving Up
- Family Unification Program (FUP)/Transitional Age Youth (TAY)
1,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by preferences.
For more information, visit the HACB website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACB on January 26, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Butte and Glenn County, California.
Last Updated on 02/13/2023.
Closed: North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park, Phase I Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Family Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at North Creek Crossings at Meriam Park, Phase I is closed.
The HACB last accepted applications for this waiting list from July 18, 2022, until September 16, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the HACB website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACB public notice on August 1, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Chico, California.
Last Updated on 09/16/2022.
Closed: Chico, 1-Bedroom Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the County of Butte (HACB) Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments in Chico is closed.
The HACB last accepted applications for this waiting list from an unconfirmed open date, until the earliest confirmed closed date of January 31, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print out the application.
Once the paper application was completed, it was either:
- Mailed to the BCHA office.
- Hand delivered to the BCHA office.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.
For more information, visit the BCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on February 9, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Chico, California. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 02/09/2023.
About Housing Authority of the County of Butte
2039 Forest Avenue, Chico, CA | Visit Website | (530) 895-4474
Housing Authority of the County of Butte provides affordable housing for up to 2,551 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the County of Butte is located in Butte County, CA and Glenn County, CA.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Housing Authority of the County of Butte Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the County of Butte manages 1,955 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 1,793 | 19 | 30 | 113 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $606 | $545 | $1,218 | $516 |
| Monthly Cost | $1,086,544 | $10,354 | $36,550 | $58,258 |
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 14% having issued approximately 154 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 4 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 19 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.3 persons and has a household income of $14,015 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 63% were extremely low income (ELI). 19% of households had wages as a major source of income, 8% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 70% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 45% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 28% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 25% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
37% of households included children, 11% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 72% of all households were headed by a female.
33% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 7% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the County of Butte Housing Choice Voucher program, 31% include at least one person with a disability. 56% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 78% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
38% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 39% with 2 bedrooms and 23% with 3 or more bedrooms. 19% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the County of Butte voucher holders in 2016 was $364 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $564. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $82.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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