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Down payment assistance · Mendocino County
Buying a home in Willits, CA
2 county programs and 54 statewide.Willits has no program of its own, 2 across Mendocino County, and 54 statewide. Here is what each one offers, what the local market looks like, and who near you can walk you through it.
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What’s local to Willits
No program of Willits’s own yet
No program run for Willits alone is listed. A home in Willits can use Mendocino County’s programs below, plus the California statewide and federal ones.
The closest city that runs its own program is Chico, about 84 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.
Anywhere in MendocinoAnywhere in Mendocino County
2 county programs2 county programs a Willits homebuyer can use
The Willits marketThe Willits housing market
Kinds of homes hereWhat’s for sale here, and what the programs accept
Kinds of homes in Willits
- 51.7% single-familysingle-family
- 7.7% townhousetownhouse
- 14% 2–4 units2–4 units
- 19.3% 5+ unitscondo & apartment buildings (5+ units)
- 7.4% mobile & othermobile home & other
Condos count. All 2 of Willits’s local and county programs accept condos.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.
When Willits’s homes were built
pre-19401970s2020+
58%
of Willits homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.of homes were built before 1980. A home built before 1978 comes with a federal lead-paint disclosure, and some programs require an inspection.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.
$99,100
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)HUD area median income, Mendocino County, 4-person household (2026)
$63,447
Willits median household incomeMedian household income in Willits (Census, 2024)
51 of the 118 programs here set their income limit as a share of Mendocino County’s area median income, adjusted for household size. See the published limits for Mendocino County
Free help nearbyFree help near Willits
Free help from a HUD-approved housing counselorFree help from a HUD-approved housing counselor
Willits’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.Mendocino County HOME Program First-Time Homebuyer asks for a homebuyer class. A HUD-approved counselor teaches it and can walk you through your options. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.
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Across California and nationwide
116 statewide & federal programs54 statewide programs, plus federal options
Willits questions
Does Willits have its own down payment program?
No program run for Willits alone is listed. A home in Willits can use the 2 programs that cover Mendocino County and the 54 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.
Can I use assistance on a condo in Willits?
All 2 of Willits’s local and county programs accept condos. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.
What is the income limit in Mendocino County?
Each program sets its own. 51 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Mendocino County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.
Where can I take a homebuyer class near Willits?
HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.
ZIP codes
95490
Nearby in Mendocino
Sources
Sources: agency sites (June–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.Programs: Hey Prescott catalog of 2,000+ programs, each verified with its agency (June–August 2026). Market: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Income: HUD FY2026 income limits. Counselors: HUD list of approved housing counseling agencies. Hey Prescott is not a lender.