Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Spokane County, WA

Discover affordable housing in Spokane County where there are 158+ 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.

Pioneer Park Place

424 W 7th Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99204

55th Avenue Apartments

3323 E 55th Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99223

South Hill Commons

3121 East 37th Street, Spokane, Washington 99223

Hidden Pines Apartments

9817 E 6th Ave, Spokane, Washington 99206

Woodruff Heights

9815 East Sixth Avenue, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206

Hartson Tri-plex

801-811 East Hartson Avenue, Spokane, Washington 99202

Village Apartments

9717 E 6th Avenue, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206

Kensington Court Apartments

152 S. Pine St., Spokane, Washington 99202

Catherine Johnson Court

6321 East Fourth Avenue, Spokane Valley, Washington 99212

Bel Franklin Apartments

225 N Division St, Spokane, Washington 99202

Clare View Seniors Apartments

4827 S Palouse Hwy, Spokane, Washington 99223

Medical Lake

226-228 N. Washington Street, Medical Lake, Washington 99022

Casas Salvadas

704 S Sherman Street, Spokane, Washington 99202

Ponderosa Apartments

9314 E Montgomery Ave, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206

Park Towers

217 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, Washington 99201

Parkside at Mirabeau

2820 N Cherry St, Spokane Valley, Washington 99216

Airway Pointe Family Apartments

13513 W 6th Ave , Airway Heights, Washington 99001

Airway Pointe Seniors Apartments

13520 W 6th Ave , Airway Heights, Washington 99001

Delaney Apartments

242 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane, Washington 99201

Cathedral Plaza Apartments

1120 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, Washington 99201

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Spokane County, Washington
$24.70/hour
$8.42 (+52%) more than Washington minimum wage and $17.45 (+241%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Spokane County, 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 Spokane County, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Spokane County, Washington?

The County of Spokane County has 549,690 people living in 220,879 households.

There are 169,317 renters living in 78,909 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.8 percent of the population living in Spokane County.

What is the rental market like in Spokane County, Washington?

There are an estimated 231,433 housing units in the Spokane County area. Of these, 82,280 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Spokane County, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Spokane County?

The rental vacancy rate in Spokane County is 3 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 Spokane County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spokane County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5,037 21,339 32,088 13,642 4,940
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spokane County

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 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 Spokane County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $890 to $2,131. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $890
One BR $1,012
Two BR $1,304
Three BR $1,835
Four BR $2,131
2024 Fair Market Rents in Spokane County, Washington

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Spokane 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 2,473 49 percent
One BR 11,256 53 percent
Two BR 18,327 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Spokane County, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Spokane County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 7,843
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,124
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 52
Section 236 Rental Assistance 4
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 242
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 182
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 208
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Spokane County, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Spokane County, Washington

Spokane County features 3,247 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 Spokane County, Washington

There are 5,810 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Spokane County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Spokane County, Washington

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Spokane County, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,174 and $1,434.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.