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

Discover affordable housing in Sallisaw where there are 6+ 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.

Rose Rock Estates I &II

713 S Cedar St, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Garden Walk of Sallisaw III

307 S J T Stites St, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Village West

404 S Adams Ln, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Tsa La Gi Village Apartments

406 E Ruth Ave, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Howard L. Miller Sallisaw Apartments

106 N No Name St, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

Mayfair Place II

1901 W Ruth Ave, Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sallisaw, 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 Sallisaw, 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 Sallisaw, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Sallisaw, Oklahoma?

The City of Sallisaw has 8,524 people living in 3,132 households.

There are 4,258 renters living in 1,482 renter households in this City. Renters make up 49.95 percent of the population living in Sallisaw.

What is the rental market like in Sallisaw, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 3,557 housing units in the Sallisaw area. Of these, 1,569 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sallisaw?

The rental vacancy rate in Sallisaw is 6 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 Sallisaw for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sallisaw
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 234 543 576 123
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sallisaw

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 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 Sallisaw

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $674 to $1,437. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $674
One BR $678
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,222
Four BR $1,437
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

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

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 185 79 percent
Two BR 363 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Sallisaw?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 186
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 142
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 147
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Sallisaw features 355 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 Sallisaw, Oklahoma

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sallisaw.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sallisaw, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sallisaw landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sallisaw.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.