Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Redding, CA (2024)

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Discover affordable housing in Redding where there are 77+ 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.

Market Center Apartments

1551 Market St., Redding, California 96001

bedStudio-3

payment$459-1454/mo.

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real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers

accessibilityAccessible

Lorenz Senior Apartments

1509 Yuba St, Redding, California 96001

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accessibilityAccessible

Saint Clare Court

2475 Beverly Dr, Redding, California 96002

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accessibilityAccessible

The Woodlands

2950 Polk St, Redding, California 96001

bed1-3

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accessibilityAccessible

Tree House Senior Apartments

4500 Alder St, Redding, California 96003

paymentSubsidized

elderlySenior

accessibilityAccessible

Mercy Oaks Village

2355 McAuley Way, Redding, California 96003

paymentSubsidized

elderlySenior

accessibilityAccessible

Hotel Redding

1748 Market St, Redding, California 96001

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paymentSubsidized

accessibilityAccessible

East Street Senior Apartments

1225 South Street, Redding, California 96001

bed1-2

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paymentSubsidized

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Redding, California

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge	Description
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait	Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
paymentSubsidized	Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers	Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderlySenior	Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
paymentIncome Based	Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibilityAccessible	Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forwardDisability	Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agentNaturally Affordable	Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.

Redding, California Section 8 HCV

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 byLorena Bentley

Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California Section 8 HCV

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InRedding, California

$28.16/hour

$12.16

(+76%) more thanCalifornia minimum wage and

$20.91

(+288%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

Learn More About Redding, California AffordableHousing ↓

What HUD offices serve Redding, California?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.

Shasta County Housing Authority

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Homeownership, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Redding, California.

Redding Housing Authority

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Redding, California.

Go to theCaliforniaPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Redding.

How many renters live in Redding, California?

The City of Redding has 92,896people living in 36,525 households.

There are 35,945 renters living in15,836 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 38.69percent of the population living in Redding.

What is the rental market like in Redding, California?

There are an estimated 39,592 housing units in theRedding area. Of these, 17,736 units are rentalhomes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Redding, California, there are1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Redding?

The rental vacancy rate in Redding is 5 percent.This is alower than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as morepeoplecompete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Redding for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Redding

Studio	One-Bedroom	Two-Bedroom	Three-Bedroom	Four+ Bedrooms
756	3,147	6,955	4,804	750

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Redding

A large number of apartments in Redding have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Redding are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 50percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 28percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Redding

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,014 to $2,523. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size	2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio	$1,014
One BR	$1,132
Two BR	$1,487
Three BR	$2,095
Four BR	$2,523

2024 Fair Market Rents in Redding, California

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

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch 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	466	62 percent
One BR	2,184	69 percent
Two BR	5,579	80 percent

Rental Units Below FMR in Redding, California

How many affordable rental units are in Redding?

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

Federal Program	Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit	529
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	200
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly	213
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	59

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Redding, California

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

Income Based Apartments in Redding, California

Redding features 590 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Redding, California

There are 567 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Redding.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Redding, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Redding landlords$500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $400 towards rent inRedding.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Redding, California fora two-bedroom apartment is between $1,338 and $1,636.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.

Affordable Housing Tip

Do you have little or no income?

Be aware that some housing assistance programs have a minimum income requirement, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit aparments.

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