Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Chewelah, WA

Discover affordable housing in Chewelah where there are 4+ 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.

Chewelah Manor

501 E Main Ave, Chewelah, Washington 99109

L and S Chewelah Meadows

420 S 5th St E, Chewelah, Washington 99109

Sunny Acres Senior Housing

401 S 5th St E, Chewelah, Washington 99109

L and S Cedar Center

402 S 5th St E, Chewelah, Washington 99109

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Chewelah, Washington
$18.14/hour
$1.86 (+11%) more than Washington minimum wage and $10.89 (+150%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Chewelah, Washington?

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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work programs for Chewelah, Washington.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Chewelah, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Chewelah, Washington?

The City of Chewelah has 2,508 people living in 1,085 households.

There are 724 renters living in 343 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.87 percent of the population living in Chewelah.

What is the rental market like in Chewelah, Washington?

There are an estimated 1,279 housing units in the Chewelah area. Of these, 417 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Chewelah, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Chewelah?

The rental vacancy rate in Chewelah is 14 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 Chewelah for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chewelah
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 129 180 12 22
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Chewelah

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Chewelah

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $751 to $1,626. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $751
One BR $756
Two BR $958
Three BR $1,350
Four BR $1,626
2024 Fair Market Rents in Chewelah, Washington

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

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 106 82 percent
Two BR 92 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Chewelah, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Chewelah?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 75
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 25
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 86
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Chewelah, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Chewelah, Washington

Chewelah features 111 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 Chewelah, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Chewelah, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Chewelah landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Chewelah.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Chewelah, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $862 and $1,054.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.