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

Discover affordable housing in Yuba County where there are 21+ 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.

Rivers Bend Apartments

1712 Sampson Street, Marysville, California 95901

Marymead Park Apartments

612 E 17th St, Marysville, California 95901

Yuba Gardens Apartments

1804 Hammonton Road , Marysville, California 95901

Cedar Lane PSH

5816 Feather River Blvd., Olivehurst, California 95961

Cedar Lane Apartments

866 Cedar Ln., Olivehurst, California 95961

Country Wood Apartments

5938 Lowe Ave, Linda, California 95901

Buttes Christian Manor

223 F St, Marysville, California 95901

Donner Trail Manor

121 C Street #45, Wheatland, California 95692

College View Apartments

2357 North Beale Road , Marysville, California 95901

Oakhurst Apartments

1567 7th Ave, Olivehurst, California 95961

Sunset Valley

512 Spruce Ave, Wheatland, California 95692

Olivehurst Apartments

5086 Chestnut Rd, Olivehurst, California 95961

Grove Apartments

1491 Hammonton Smartville Rd, Linda, California 95901

Bear River Apartments

113 Hooper St, Wheatland, California 93203

Alberta Gardens Apartments

6024 Alberta Ave, Marysville, California 95901

Olive Tree Senior

1901 7th Ave, Olivehurst, California 95961

Casa Del Este Apartments

2273 N Beale Rd, Marysville, California 95901

Beverly Terrace

5903 Lowe Ave, Linda, California 95901

East Linda Gardens

6035 College View Dr, Marysville, California 95901

Bear River Apartments

113 Hooper St, Wheatland, California 95692

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Yuba County, California
$27.67/hour
$11.67 (+73%) more than California minimum wage and $20.42 (+282%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Yuba 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 Yuba County, California.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Yuba County, California.

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

How many renters live in Yuba County, California?

The County of Yuba County has 84,310 people living in 29,430 households.

There are 28,767 renters living in 9,943 renter households in this County. Renters make up 34.12 percent of the population living in Yuba County.

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

There are an estimated 29,626 housing units in the Yuba County area. Of these, 11,159 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Yuba County, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Yuba County?

The rental vacancy rate in Yuba County is 4 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 Yuba County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yuba County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
439 1,784 4,398 3,125 770
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Yuba County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Yuba County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,125 to $2,479. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,125
One BR $1,132
Two BR $1,461
Three BR $2,059
Four BR $2,479
2024 Fair Market Rents in Yuba County, California

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Yuba 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 176 40 percent
One BR 1,448 81 percent
Two BR 3,458 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Yuba County, California

How many affordable rental units are in Yuba County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 968
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 441
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 267
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Yuba County, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Yuba County, California

Yuba County features 941 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 Yuba County, California

There are 600 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Yuba County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Yuba County, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Yuba County, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,315 and $1,607.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.