Affordability

Keeping Rent Low:

  1. Co-opers reduce operating costs by acting as their own landlords when they review applicants and do minor maintenance & landscaping.
  2. The Collective of co-ops keeps rent low by getting tax exemptions applicable for low-income housing and non-profits.
  3. Being registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit helps us get grants and donations for projects.

Monthly Room Rates for 2022-23 Leasing Period: 

  • $665-714 rent for a single room in an off-campus co-op, shared negotiable
  • $585 per person at the Tri Co-ops (bedrooms house 1-3 people, depending on the room size)
  • $700 per person to share a dome that houses 2 people

On-campus rent is about 50% of average market rate for a bed lease in Davis.
Off-campus rent is about 60% of average market rent for a unit lease in Davis.

Our room rates go up a bit each year as our expenses go up, so the above rates may not be the same for next year.

Shared resources:

  • Community dinners and bulk food buying helps reduce food costs.
  • Communal houses pay between $50-150 for Board each month, decided by the house.
  • Ample garden space allows for members to grow produce to supplement food budgets.
  • Furniture, kitchen equipment and tools are typically passed on each year, reducing your move-in costs.

SCHA also offers:

  • Payment Plans – Allows you to spread payments over 2 months or more.
  • Emergency Rent Assistance – SCHA budgets to waive a total of $4K for rent each year for co-opers experiencing temporary extreme financial hardship.
  • First Month’s Rent Assistance – Co-opers can choose to donate their security deposit to support in-coming co-opers with move-in costs.
  • Sliding Scale Rent – Co-opers participate in Economic Justice workshops, engaging with the principle of Participative, Distributive and Social Justice to either voluntarily increase their housing charge by an amount of their choosing, to request to pay less on a month-to-month basis, or to keep their rent the same.