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

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Montague Apartments

791 E Webb St, Montague, California 96064

calendar_today Opened: Nov 30
calendar_today Closed: Feb 1,

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Montague, 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 Montague, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Homeownership, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Montague, California.

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

How many renters live in Montague, California?

The City of Montague has 1,484 people living in 526 households.

There are 416 renters living in 168 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.03 percent of the population living in Montague.

What is the rental market like in Montague, California?

There are an estimated 588 housing units in the Montague area. Of these, 183 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Montague, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Montague?

The rental vacancy rate in Montague is 8 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 Montague for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montague
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2 29 50 87 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montague

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 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 Montague

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $838 to $1,620. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $838
One BR $843
Two BR $1,089
Three BR $1,535
Four BR $1,620
2024 Fair Market Rents in Montague, California

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

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 2 100 percent
One BR 29 100 percent
Two BR 35 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Montague, California

How many affordable rental units are in Montague?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 27
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Montague, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Montague, California

Montague features 28 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 Montague, California

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Montague.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Montague, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Montague landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Montague.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.