Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Blanchard, OK

Discover affordable housing in Blanchard where there are 4+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Whispering Meadows

1433 N Main, Blanchard, Oklahoma 73010

Blanchard Village Apartments

1103 N Madison Ave, Blanchard, Oklahoma 73010

The Villas at Lions Court

801 NW 10th St, Blanchard, Oklahoma 73010

The Villas at Lions Court

1200 Lions Court, Blanchard, Oklahoma 73010

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blanchard, Oklahoma
$20.66/hour
$13.41 (+185%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $13.41 (+185%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Blanchard, Oklahoma?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Blanchard, Oklahoma.

Go to the Oklahoma Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Blanchard.

How many renters live in Blanchard, Oklahoma?

The City of Blanchard has 8,708 people living in 3,195 households.

There are 1,451 renters living in 512 renter households in this City. Renters make up 16.66 percent of the population living in Blanchard.

What is the rental market like in Blanchard, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 3,373 housing units in the Blanchard area. Of these, 512 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blanchard, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blanchard?

The rental vacancy rate in Blanchard is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Blanchard for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blanchard
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 7 266 223 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blanchard

A large number of apartments in Blanchard have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Blanchard are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Blanchard

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $604 to $1,469. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $604
One BR $678
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,172
Four BR $1,469
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blanchard, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Blanchard?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
One BR 4 57 percent
Two BR 180 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blanchard, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Blanchard?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Blanchard, Oklahoma including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 61
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blanchard, Oklahoma

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Blanchard, Oklahoma

Blanchard features 40 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Blanchard, Oklahoma

There are 106 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blanchard.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blanchard, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blanchard landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Blanchard.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blanchard, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $982 and $1,200.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.