Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cave Junction, OR

Discover affordable housing in Cave Junction where there are 2+ 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.

Valley Village

510 Schumacher St, Cave Junction, Oregon 97523

Siskiyou Village

310 W. Lister St., Cave Junction, Oregon

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cave Junction, Oregon
$25.49/hour
$12.29 (+93%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $18.24 (+252%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cave Junction, Oregon?

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 Cave Junction, Oregon.

Go to the Oregon Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Cave Junction.

How many renters live in Cave Junction, Oregon?

The City of Cave Junction has 1,910 people living in 859 households.

There are 679 renters living in 234 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.55 percent of the population living in Cave Junction.

What is the rental market like in Cave Junction, Oregon?

There are an estimated 1,058 housing units in the Cave Junction area. Of these, 248 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cave Junction, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cave Junction?

The rental vacancy rate in Cave Junction 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 Cave Junction for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cave Junction
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 14 147 67 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cave Junction

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

Among renter households in this market, 66 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 36 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 Cave Junction

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $912 to $1,917. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $912
One BR $1,024
Two BR $1,346
Three BR $1,897
Four BR $1,917
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cave Junction, Oregon

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

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 14 100 percent
Two BR 122 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cave Junction, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Cave Junction?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Cave Junction, Oregon including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cave Junction, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Cave Junction, Oregon

Cave Junction features 36 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 Cave Junction, Oregon

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cave Junction.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cave Junction, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cave Junction landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Cave Junction.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cave Junction, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,211 and $1,481.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.