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

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Harvest Wood Apartments

100 S Byrd St, Coalgate, Oklahoma 74538

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Coalgate, Oklahoma
$16.88/hour
$9.63 (+133%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $9.63 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Coalgate, 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), Public Housing programs for Coalgate, Oklahoma.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Coalgate, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Coalgate, Oklahoma?

The City of Coalgate has 1,886 people living in 728 households.

There are 872 renters living in 332 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.24 percent of the population living in Coalgate.

What is the rental market like in Coalgate, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 888 housing units in the Coalgate area. Of these, 375 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Coalgate, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Coalgate?

The rental vacancy rate in Coalgate is 11 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coalgate
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 95 82 116 35
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coalgate

A large number of apartments in Coalgate 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 Coalgate are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Coalgate

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $677 to $1,423. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $677
One BR $678
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,193
Four BR $1,423
2024 Fair Market Rents in Coalgate, Oklahoma

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

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 84 88 percent
Two BR 60 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Coalgate, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Coalgate?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 47
Public Housing 82
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 17
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Coalgate, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Coalgate, Oklahoma

Coalgate features 0 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 Coalgate, Oklahoma

There are 23 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Coalgate.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Coalgate, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Coalgate, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $802 and $980.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.