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

Discover affordable housing in Quincy where there are 3+ 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.

Quincy Garden Apartments

20 E Central Ave, Quincy, California 95971

Mountain View Manor

116 Circle Dr, Quincy, California 95971

Valley Heights Apartments

1374 Peppard Flat Rd, Quincy, California 95971

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Colleen Carter

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Quincy, California
$22.06/hour
$6.06 (+38%) more than California minimum wage and $14.81 (+204%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Quincy, 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 programs for Quincy, California.

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

How many renters live in Quincy, California?

The City of Quincy has 1,368 people living in 648 households.

There are 787 renters living in 402 renter households in this City. Renters make up 57.53 percent of the population living in Quincy.

What is the rental market like in Quincy, California?

There are an estimated 801 housing units in the Quincy area. Of these, 436 units are rental homes, making up 54 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Quincy, California, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Quincy?

The rental vacancy rate in Quincy 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 Quincy for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Quincy
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 128 162 77 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Quincy

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Quincy

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $803 to $1,867. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $803
One BR $887
Two BR $1,165
Three BR $1,642
Four BR $1,867
2024 Fair Market Rents in Quincy, California

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

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 35 100 percent
One BR 117 91 percent
Two BR 65 40 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Quincy, California

How many affordable rental units are in Quincy?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Quincy, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Quincy, California

Quincy features 128 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 Quincy, California

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Quincy, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Quincy landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Quincy.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Quincy, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,049 and $1,282.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.