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

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Pennsylvania Place Apts

103 E Pennsylvania Place, Roslyn, Washington 98941

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Roslyn, Washington
$26.10/hour
$9.82 (+60%) more than Washington minimum wage and $18.85 (+260%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Roslyn, 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 Public Housing programs for Roslyn, Washington.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Roslyn, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Roslyn, Washington?

The City of Roslyn has 827 people living in 378 households.

There are 229 renters living in 134 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.69 percent of the population living in Roslyn.

What is the rental market like in Roslyn, Washington?

There are an estimated 597 housing units in the Roslyn area. Of these, 134 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roslyn, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roslyn?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roslyn
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 15 46 58 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roslyn

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Roslyn

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $934 to $2,338. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $934
One BR $1,049
Two BR $1,378
Three BR $1,942
Four BR $2,338
2024 Fair Market Rents in Roslyn, Washington

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

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 10 67 percent
Two BR 18 39 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roslyn, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Roslyn?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 11
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 31
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roslyn, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Roslyn, Washington

Roslyn features 30 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 Roslyn, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roslyn, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Roslyn landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Roslyn.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Roslyn, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,240 and $1,516.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.