Butte County, CA
Section 8 Fair Market Rents · FY 2026
Fair Market Rents by bedroom size
HUD sets FMRs annually. Local PHAs set their payment standards at 90–110% of FMR (higher with HUD approval) — the ranges below are estimates; confirm with the housing authority.
| Bedroom size | Fair Market Rent | Est. payment standard range |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,155/mo | $1,040 – $1,271/mo |
| 1 BR | $1,270/mo | $1,143 – $1,397/mo |
| 2 BR | $1,625/mo | $1,463 – $1,788/mo |
| 3 BR | $2,260/mo | $2,034 – $2,486/mo |
| 4 BR | $2,726/mo | $2,453 – $2,999/mo |
Fair Market Rent by unit size — Butte County, CA (FY 2026)
Source: HUD FY 2026 data for Butte County. Payment standard ranges shown are 90–110% of FMR; actual standards vary by housing authority.
Housing authority serving Butte County
- COUNTY OF BUTTE HSG AUTH
2039 Forest Ave, Chico, CA, 95928 · 5308954474
Income-restricted housing in Butte County
These properties were built or rehabilitated using the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program and must rent a portion of units below market rate. Many, but not all, accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers — contact the property directly to confirm current availability and voucher acceptance.
THE FOUNDATION (F.K.A 1297 PARK AVENUE)
1297 PARK AVENUE, CHICO, CA, 9592858 income-restricted units of 59 total20 studio, 30 1BR, 8 2BR, 1 3BR, 1 4BR+Built 20254% LIHTCCompliance through ~2055DEER CREEK APARTMENTS II
2768 NATIVE OAK DRIVE, CHICO, CA, 9592847 income-restricted units of 48 total6 1BR, 30 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054EAGLEPOINTE APARTMENTS
5975 MAXWELL DRIVE, PARADISE, CA, 9596942 income-restricted units of 43 total12 1BR, 19 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054LINCOLN STREET FAMILY APARTMENTS
3300 LINCOLN BLVD, OROVILLE, CA, 9596660 income-restricted units of 61 total31 2BR, 30 3BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054OLIVE RANCH SENIOR APARTMENTS
135 TUSCANY DRIVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596550 income-restricted units of 51 total42 1BR, 9 2BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054ORCHARD VIEW APARTMENTS
1425 HIGHWAY 99, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594847 income-restricted units of 48 total16 2BR, 24 3BR, 8 4BR+Built 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054PARADISE GARDENS III
1040 BUSCHMANN ROAD, PARADISE, CA, 9596947 income-restricted units of 48 total48 1BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054PROSPECT VIEW APARTMENTS
145 NELSON AVENUE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596539 income-restricted units of 40 total36 1BR, 4 2BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054TABLE MOUNTAIN APARTMENTS II
100 JAY BLUE DRIVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596547 income-restricted units of 48 total12 1BR, 24 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20244% LIHTCCompliance through ~2054MITCHELL AVENUE SENIOR APARTMENTS II
400 MITCHELL AVENUE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596535 income-restricted units29 1BR, 6 2BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053NORTH CREEK CROSSINGS AT MERIAM PARK (PHASE 2)
2265 MACLOVIA AVE, CHICO, CA, 9592853 income-restricted units of 54 total13 1BR, 24 2BR, 17 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053RIVERBEND FAMILY APARTMENTS II
215, 217, 219, 223 TABLE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, OROVILLE, CA, 9596548 income-restricted units36 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053TABLE MOUNTAIN APARTMENTS
100 JAY BLUE DRIVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596546 income-restricted units of 47 total12 1BR, 23 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053TONEA SENIOR APARTMENTS
184 TONEA WAY, CHICO, CA, 95973103 income-restricted units of 104 total103 1BR, 1 2BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053OROVILLE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS
975 14TH STREET, OROVILLE, CA, 9596565 income-restricted units of 66 total41 2BR, 25 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053SUNRISE VILLAGE SENIOR APARTMENTS
1460 HIGHWAY 99, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594836 income-restricted units of 37 total31 1BR, 6 2BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053NORTH CREEK CROSSINGS AT MERIAM PARK
2265 MACLOVIA AVENUE, CHICO, CA, 95928105 income-restricted units of 106 total26 1BR, 53 2BR, 27 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053OLIVE RANCH APARTMENTS PHASE I
95 TUSCANY DRIVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596580 income-restricted units of 81 total24 1BR, 36 2BR, 21 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053OLIVE RANCH APARTMENTS PHASE II
115 TUSCANY DR, OROVILLE, CA, 9596579 income-restricted units of 80 total24 1BR, 35 2BR, 21 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053RIVERBEND FAMILY APARTMENTS
201 TABLE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, OROVILLE, CA, 9596571 income-restricted units of 72 total36 2BR, 36 3BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053SIERRA HEIGHTS PHASE II
400 HILLVIEW RIDGE LANE, OROVILLE, CA, 9595647 income-restricted units of 48 total39 1BR, 9 2BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053B20 SENIOR APARTMENTS
1990 BELGIUM AVENUE, CHICO, CA, 9592859 income-restricted units of 60 total52 1BR, 8 2BRBuilt 20234% LIHTCCompliance through ~2053CREEKSIDE PLACE
1250 NOTRE DAME BLVD, CHICO, CA, 95928100 income-restricted units of 101 total85 1BR, 15 2BR, 1 3BRBuilt 20224% LIHTCCompliance through ~2052FORD OAKS APARTMENTS
180 FORD AVENUE, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594835 income-restricted units of 36 total24 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20224% LIHTCCompliance through ~2052LAVA RIDGE APARTMENTS
2796 NATIVE OAK DRIVE, CHICO, CA, 9592897 income-restricted units of 98 total36 1BR, 37 2BR, 25 3BRBuilt 20224% LIHTCCompliance through ~2052MITCHELL AVENUE SENIOR APARTMENTS
500 MITCHELL AVENUE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596535 income-restricted units of 36 total30 1BR, 6 2BRBuilt 20224% LIHTCCompliance through ~2052SIERRA HEIGHTS APARTMENTS
300 HILLVIEW RIDGE LANE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596639 income-restricted units of 40 total32 1BR, 8 2BRBuilt 20219% LIHTCCompliance through ~2051VALLEY VIEW APARTMENTS
103 SILVER DOLLAR WAY, CHICO, CA, 9592814 income-restricted units of 15 total14 1BR, 1 2BRBuilt 20174% LIHTCCompliance through ~2047ORANGE TREE SENIOR APARTMENTS
1511 ROBINSON STREET, OROVILLE, CA, 9596549 income-restricted units of 50 total49 1BR, 1 2BRBuilt 20149% LIHTCCompliance through ~2044NORTH POINT APTS
3432 ESPLANADE, CHICO, CA, 9597349 income-restricted units5 1BR, 19 2BR, 26 3BRBuilt 20139% LIHTCCompliance through ~2043PARADISE COMMUNITY VILLAGE
1001 VILLAGE PKWY, PARADISE, CA, 9596935 income-restricted units12 1BR, 12 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20139% LIHTCCompliance through ~2043- Elderly
VILLA SIERRA APTS
729 NORD AVE, CHICO, CA, 95926162 income-restricted units68 1BR, 96 2BRBuilt 20139% LIHTCCompliance through ~2043 - Elderly
GRIDLEY SPRINGS APTS I
210 FORD AVE, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594831 income-restricted units of 32 total12 1BR, 18 2BR, 2 3BRBuilt 20139% LIHTCCompliance through ~2043 HARVEST PARK APTS
75 HARVEST PARK CT, CHICO, CA, 9592689 income-restricted units of 90 total12 1BR, 40 2BR, 26 3BR, 12 4BR+Built 20139% LIHTCCompliance through ~2043WASHINGTON COURT APTS
1001 WASHINGTON ST, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594856 income-restricted units32 2BR, 25 3BRBuilt 20129% LIHTCCompliance through ~2042HILLVIEW RIDGE APTS II
502 HILLVIEW RIDGE LN, OROVILLE, CA, 9596656 income-restricted units of 57 total16 2BR, 33 3BR, 8 4BR+Built 20129% LIHTCCompliance through ~2042BIDWELL PARK
1197 E EIGHTH ST, CHICO, CA, 9592837 income-restricted units of 38 total15 1BR, 11 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 20124% LIHTCCompliance through ~2042PARKSIDE TERRACE APTS
2161 HARTFORD DR, CHICO, CA, 9592889 income-restricted units of 90 total6 1BR, 48 2BR, 28 3BR, 8 4BR+Built 20119% LIHTCCompliance through ~2041GRIDLEY OAKS
1500 STATE HWY 99, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594855 income-restricted units of 56 total55 1BR, 1 2BRBuilt 20114% LIHTCCompliance through ~2041CHICO COURTYARDS
2333 PILLSBURY RD, CHICO, CA, 9592675 income-restricted units of 76 total28 2BR, 48 3BRBuilt 20089% LIHTCCompliance through ~2038HILLVIEW RIDGE APTS I
2750 GILMORE LN, OROVILLE, CA, 9596671 income-restricted units of 72 total24 2BR, 40 3BR, 8 4BR+Built 20084% LIHTCCompliance through ~2038MURPHY COMMONS
1290 NOTRE DAME BLVD, CHICO, CA, 9592885 income-restricted units of 86 total56 2BR, 26 3BR, 4 4BR+Built 20079% LIHTCCompliance through ~2037- Elderly
THE HIGHLANDS APTS
202 TABLE MOUNTAIN BLVD, OROVILLE, CA, 9596586 income-restricted units of 88 total32 1BR, 56 2BRBuilt 20079% LIHTCCompliance through ~2037 PARK AVENUE APTS
1200 PARK AVE, CHICO, CA, 95928106 income-restricted units of 107 total86 1BR, 21 2BRBuilt 20064% LIHTCCompliance through ~2036OROVILLE MANOR
2750 LINCOLN ST, OROVILLE, CA, 9596671 income-restricted units of 72 total4 studio, 67 1BR, 1 2BRBuilt 20059% LIHTCCompliance through ~2035SIERRA VILLAGE
23 NELSON AVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596560 income-restricted units of 61 total25 2BR, 24 3BR, 12 4BR+Built 20054% LIHTCCompliance through ~2035OROVILLE APTS
39 NELSON AVE, OROVILLE, CA, 9596561 income-restricted units of 62 total12 1BR, 30 2BR, 20 3BRBuilt 20039% LIHTCCompliance through ~2033- Elderly
CHICO GARDENS APTS
851 POMONA AVE, CHICO, CA, 9592891 income-restricted units of 92 total28 1BR, 62 2BR, 2 3BRBuilt 20014% LIHTCCompliance through ~2031 THE HAZEL HOTEL
880 HAZEL ST, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594813 income-restricted units3 studio, 10 1BRBuilt 20004% LIHTCCompliance through ~2030WALKER COMMONS
678 BUTTONWILLOW LN, CHICO, CA, 9592656 income-restricted units of 57 total56 1BRBuilt 19964% LIHTCCompliance through ~2026CAMPBELL COMMONS
600 FLUME ST, CHICO, CA, 9592855 income-restricted units of 56 total55 studioBuilt 19954% LIHTCCompliance through ~2025BOULDER CREEK
675 MITCHELL AVE, OROVILLE, CA, 95965156 income-restricted unitsBuilt 19944% LIHTCCompliance through ~2024CHICO COMMONS
2071 AMANDA WAY, CHICO, CA, 9592872 income-restricted units16 1BR, 28 2BR, 28 3BRBuilt 19944% LIHTCCompliance through ~2024GRIDLEY SPRINGS II
200 FORD AVE, GRIDLEY, CA, 9594824 income-restricted units12 2BR, 12 3BRBuilt 19934% LIHTCCompliance through ~2023EAST OF EATON
1577 E LASSEN AVE, CHICO, CA, 9597376 income-restricted unitsBuilt 19924% LIHTCCompliance through ~2022OROVILLE HOTEL
2066 BIRD ST, OROVILLE, CA, 9596559 income-restricted unitsBuilt 1991Compliance through ~2021
Source: HUD LIHTC Public-Use Database. Properties shown were placed in service within the last 35 years and may still be under compliance obligations. Verify availability, income limits, and voucher acceptance directly with each property. More on finding affordable housing →
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