Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Multnomah County, OR

Discover affordable housing in Multnomah County where there are 347+ 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.

Spruce Park Apartments

650 SE 162nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97233

Buckman Heights Apartments

430 NE 16th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97232

Milepost 5

850 NE 81st Avenue , Portland, Oregon 97213

East Fair Terrace

500 NW Division St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Humboldt Gardens

5025 N Vancouver Ave, Portland, Oregon 97217

Uptown Tower Apartments

712 SW Saint Clair, Portland, Oregon 97205

Cathedral Gardens

8652 N Swift Way, Portland, Oregon 97203

Miracles Club

4150 NE Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97211

Bridge Meadows Senior Housing

8502 N Wayland Ave, Portland, Oregon 97217

Hawthorne East Apartments

1420 SE 16th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97232

Miracles Central Apartments

1306 NE 2nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97232

Mayfield Court Apartments

17675 SE Pine St, Portland, Oregon 97233

St. Francis Park Apartments

1177 SE Stark St, Portland, Oregon 9721

NAYA Generations

8510 SE Steele St, Portland, Oregon 97203

Collins Circle

1701 SW Columbia Street, Portland, Oregon 97201

Cascadian Terrace

5700 N Kerby, Portland, Oregon 97217

Bookmark Apartments

2034 NE 40th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97212

Alder House

523 SW 13th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97205

Powell Plaza I & II

13320 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97236

Tenino Terrace

2405 SE Umatilla Street, Portland, Oregon 97202

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Multnomah County, Oregon
$38.33/hour
$25.13 (+190%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $31.08 (+429%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Multnomah County, 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), Public Housing, Moving to Work, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Multnomah County, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Multnomah County, Oregon?

The County of Multnomah County has 795,083 people living in 346,491 households.

There are 317,662 renters living in 164,756 renter households in this County. Renters make up 39.95 percent of the population living in Multnomah County.

What is the rental market like in Multnomah County, Oregon?

There are an estimated 371,441 housing units in the Multnomah County area. Of these, 175,135 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Multnomah County, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Multnomah County?

The rental vacancy rate in Multnomah County is 5 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 Multnomah County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Multnomah County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
25,029 51,592 55,540 26,436 5,073
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Multnomah County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Multnomah County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,650 to $3,254. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,650
One BR $1,776
Two BR $2,024
Three BR $2,809
Four BR $3,254
2024 Fair Market Rents in Multnomah County, Oregon

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

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
Studio 20,062 80 percent
One BR 33,718 65 percent
Two BR 24,953 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Multnomah County, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Multnomah County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 15,931
Public Housing 376
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3,772
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 481
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 183
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Multnomah County, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Multnomah County, Oregon

Multnomah County features 8,009 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 Multnomah County, Oregon

There are 16,026 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Multnomah County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Multnomah County, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Multnomah County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Multnomah County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Multnomah County, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,822 and $2,226.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.