Some cities and counties successfully leased units with emergency vouchers, some did not
Between July 2021 and July 20, 2022, Redding used about 90% of its emergency housing vouchers to successfully lease units, the highest percentage in California. During the same period the City of Los Angeles used about 5.8% of its vouchers, among the lowest utilization rates in the state.
The top 10 and bottom 10 housing agencies
- 0% housing vouchers used to lease units
- 100%
Redding
91% out of 64 total vouchers
Crescent City
87% out of 15 total vouchers
Marin County
85% out of 117 total vouchers
San Mateo County
83% out of 222 total vouchers
San Luis Obispo
81% out of 196 total vouchers
Napa
80% out of 56 total vouchers
Santa Barbara County
80% out of 158 total vouchers
Santa Barbara
78% out of 114 total vouchers
Butte County
77% out of 116 total vouchers
San Diego
76% out of 480 total vouchers
Statewide median
28% out of 17,174 total vouchers
Fresno County
7% out of 137 total vouchers
Redondo Beach
7% out of 29 total vouchers
Pasadena
6% out of 109 total vouchers
South Gate
6% out of 34 total vouchers
Los Angeles
6% out of 3,365 total vouchers
Compton
6% out of 53 total vouchers
Lake County
5% out of 40 total vouchers
El Dorado County
0% out of 70 total vouchers
Madera
0% out of 33 total vouchers
Pittsburg
0% out of 0 total vouchers
Note: The Regional Housing Authority serves Colusa, Nevada, Sutter, and Yuba counties.
Chart: Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters