; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Penn Valley, CA

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Courtyards at Penn Valley

10491 Broken Oak Ct
Penn Valley, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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2-3 BR

Lone Oak Senior Apartments

10584 Broken Oak Court
Penn Valley, California
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
1 BR
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There are 73 low-income apartments in Penn Valley that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in Penn Valley where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $368 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 14th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Penn Valley, 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
Nevada County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Regional Housing Authority 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)
Go to the California Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Penn Valley.

Penn Valley, California Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Penn Valley, California

Penn Valley features 0 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 Penn Valley, California

There are 73 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Penn Valley.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Penn Valley, California

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Penn Valley landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Penn Valley.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Penn Valley, California for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,436 and $1,756.

2024 Penn Valley, 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
Penn Valley, California Fair Market Rent $1,209 $1,217 $1,596 $2,249 $2,708
Penn Valley, California Payment Standard Range $1,088 to $1,330 $1,095 to $1,339 $1,436 to $1,756 $2,024 to $2,474 $2,437 to $2,979

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Penn Valley, CA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 73
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 18.8%
Average Renter Household Size 1.66
Average Household Size 2.82
Median Household Income $41,487 ±$11,087
Median Rent $924 ±$325
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 61.48% ± 49.55pp
Total Population 1,843

Population and Household Demographics

Penn Valley is a city in Nevada County, California with a population of 1,843. There are 649 households in the city with an average household size of 2.82 persons. 18.8% of households in Penn Valley are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Penn Valley

The median gross income for households in Penn Valley is $41,487 a year, or $3,457 a month. The median rent for the city is $924 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Penn Valley, a household making less than $3,080 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 61.48% of households who rent are overburdened in Penn Valley.

Area Median Income In Penn Valley

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 Penn Valley, the AMI is calculated from all households within Nevada County.

In Penn Valley, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $112,500

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 Penn Valley

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 Penn Valley

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Penn Valley AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$21,900 $25,000 $28,150 $31,250 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Penn Valley AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$36,500 $41,700 $46,900 $52,100 $56,300 $60,450 $64,650 $68,800
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Penn Valley AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$58,350 $66,700 $75,050 $83,350 $90,050 $96,700 $103,400 $110,050