Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mill Creek, WA

Discover affordable housing in Mill Creek where there are 3+ 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.

Vintage at Mill Creek

4111 133rd Street Southeast, Mill Creek, Washington 98012

Heatherwood Apartments

13510 N Creek Dr, Mill Creek, Washington 98012

Emeritus at Mill Creek

14905 Bothell Everett Hwy, Mill Creek, Washington 98012

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mill Creek, Washington
$50.09/hour
$33.81 (+208%) more than Washington minimum wage and $42.84 (+591%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mill Creek, 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 programs for Mill Creek, Washington.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Mill Creek, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Mill Creek, Washington?

The City of Mill Creek has 20,797 people living in 8,378 households.

There are 6,869 renters living in 3,287 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.03 percent of the population living in Mill Creek.

What is the rental market like in Mill Creek, Washington?

There are an estimated 9,007 housing units in the Mill Creek area. Of these, 3,694 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mill Creek, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mill Creek?

The rental vacancy rate in Mill Creek is 7 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 Mill Creek for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mill Creek
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
127 1,115 1,405 344 254
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mill Creek

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Mill Creek

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $2,211 to $4,080. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $2,211
One BR $2,269
Two BR $2,645
Three BR $3,510
Four BR $4,080
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mill Creek, Washington

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 149 13 percent
Two BR 136 10 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mill Creek, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Mill Creek?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 717
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mill Creek, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Mill Creek, Washington

Mill Creek features 0 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 Mill Creek, Washington

There are 631 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mill Creek.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mill Creek, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mill Creek landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Mill Creek.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mill Creek, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $2,381 and $2,910.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.