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

Discover affordable housing in Colusa where there are 6+ 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

Devonshire Apartments

1431 Wescott Rd, Colusa, California 95932

Eskaton Frank Jaconetti Manor

232 E Carson Street, Colusa, California 95932

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, 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, 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, California.

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

How many renters live in Colusa, California?

The City of Colusa has 6,380 people living in 2,472 households.

There are 2,835 renters living in 1,044 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.44 percent of the population living in Colusa.

What is the rental market like in Colusa, California?

There are an estimated 2,503 housing units in the Colusa area. Of these, 1,061 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Colusa, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Colusa?

The rental vacancy rate in Colusa 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 for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colusa
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
27 239 420 347 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colusa

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 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 Colusa

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, California

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

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 5 19 percent
One BR 165 69 percent
Two BR 260 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Colusa, California

How many affordable rental units are in Colusa?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 174
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 22
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 29
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 136
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Colusa, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Colusa, California

Colusa features 196 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, California

There are 162 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Colusa.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Colusa, California

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.