Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Coquille, OR

Discover affordable housing in Coquille where there are 1+ 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.

Hillside Terrace

1201 Shelley Rd, Coquille, Oregon 97423

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Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Coquille, Oregon
$20.36/hour
$7.16 (+54%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $13.11 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Coquille, 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 Public Housing programs for Coquille, Oregon.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Coquille, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Coquille, Oregon?

The City of Coquille has 4,009 people living in 1,670 households.

There are 1,067 renters living in 430 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.62 percent of the population living in Coquille.

What is the rental market like in Coquille, Oregon?

There are an estimated 1,808 housing units in the Coquille area. Of these, 430 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Coquille, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Coquille?

The rental vacancy rate in Coquille 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 Coquille for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coquille
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 58 160 117 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coquille

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Coquille

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $756 to $1,802. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $756
One BR $829
Two BR $1,075
Three BR $1,515
Four BR $1,802
2024 Fair Market Rents in Coquille, Oregon

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

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 51 88 percent
Two BR 90 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Coquille, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Coquille?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 39
Public Housing 22
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 20
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 39
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Coquille, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Coquille, Oregon

Coquille features 39 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 Coquille, Oregon

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Coquille, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Coquille, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $968 and $1,183.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.