Section 8 in Placer County, CA
1,242 active Housing Choice Vouchers in Placer County, 83% utilized. 2 housing authorities serve this county. Voucher data as of 2026.
Can a landlord refuse Section 8 in Placer County?
No. California law prohibits landlords from refusing a renter because they pay with a Section 8 voucher. That protection applies in Placer County. If you were turned away for having a voucher, that refusal may be illegal.
California FEHA source-of-income protection (SB 329 / Gov. Code 12955)
Statewide: landlords may not refuse Section 8/HCV vouchers as a source of income.
View statute →Informational only, not legal advice. Laws change, so verify current status before acting on a rejection or making a leasing decision.
Placer County in the Sacramento metro
Placer County is one of the counties inside the Sacramento, CA core-based statistical area. The metro-level view aggregates voucher activity across every housing authority in the CBSA.
See Sacramento metro rent limits and PHA breakdown →Housing authorities serving Placer County
Each PHA sets its own payment standard, runs its own waitlist, and does its own inspections. The PHA whose jurisdiction covers a unit's ZIP is the one both tenant and landlord will deal with.
City of Roseville
Roseville · PHA code CA128
808 Section 8 unitsPlacer County Housing Authority
Auburn · PHA code CA149
434 Section 8 units
Section 8 rent by ZIP in Placer County
Placer County is in a Small Area FMR metro, so HUD publishes a separate rent limit for each ZIP (FY2026). The 2-bedroom figure is shown; each ZIP page has the full bedroom table.
- 95602$2,040
- 95603$1,910
- 95604$2,520
- 95631$2,090
- 95648$2,780
- 95650$2,320
- 95658$2,050
- 95661$2,630
- 95663$2,180
- 95677$2,780
- 95678$2,750
- 95681$2,100
- 95701$2,320
- 95703$1,860
- 95713$1,990
- 95714$1,660
- 95715$2,610
- 95717$1,540
- 95722$2,610
- 95728$2,420
- 95736$1,940
- 95746$3,380
- 95747$2,870
- 95765$2,980
- 96140$2,520
- 96141$2,520
- 96143$1,760
- 96145$2,420
- 96146$2,940
- 96148$1,940
Find Section 8 apartments in Placer County
VoucherMatch connects voucher holders with landlords who accept Section 8, and it is free for renters. Landlords: listings here reach applicants whose voucher already covers the rent above.
Other California counties
Voucher counts aggregated from HUD PHA jurisdiction data. Population 406,608 · FIPS 06061.