; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Garberville, CA

703 Cedar Street

703 Cedar St
Garberville, California
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Cedar Street Senior Apartments

725 Cedar St
Garberville, California
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
S. 202
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Garberville that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 20 low-income homes in Garberville where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Garberville, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Housing Authority of the City of Eureka Public Housing
Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Garberville.

Garberville, California Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Garberville, California

Garberville features 20 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 Garberville, California

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garberville, California

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garberville, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,217 and $1,487.

2024 Garberville, California Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Garberville, California Fair Market Rent $950 $1,032 $1,352 $1,905 $2,294
Garberville, California Payment Standard Range $855 to $1,045 $929 to $1,135 $1,217 to $1,487 $1,715 to $2,096 $2,065 to $2,523

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Garberville, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 20
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 20
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 64.95%
Average Renter Household Size 2.13
Average Household Size 2.12
Median Household Income $33,239 ±$8,746
Median Rent $949 ±$51
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 73.84% ± 25.3pp
Total Population 988

Population and Household Demographics

Garberville is a city in Humboldt County, California with a population of 988. There are 465 households in the city with an average household size of 2.12 persons. 64.95% of households in Garberville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Garberville

The median gross income for households in Garberville is $33,239 a year, or $2,770 a month. The median rent for the city is $949 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Garberville, a household making less than $3,163 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 73.84% of households who rent are overburdened in Garberville.

Area Median Income In Garberville

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Garberville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Humboldt County.

In Garberville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $78,000

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Garberville

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Garberville

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Garberville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,350 $19,800 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Garberville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$28,900 $33,000 $37,150 $41,250 $44,550 $47,850 $51,150 $54,450
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Garberville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,200 $52,800 $59,400 $65,950 $71,250 $76,550 $81,800 $87,100