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

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Orchard Lane

501 Orchard Ln, Tieton, Washington 98947

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tieton, Washington
$24.81/hour
$8.53 (+52%) more than Washington minimum wage and $17.56 (+242%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tieton, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Tieton, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Tieton, Washington?

The City of Tieton has 1,546 people living in 480 households.

There are 522 renters living in 163 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.76 percent of the population living in Tieton.

What is the rental market like in Tieton, Washington?

There are an estimated 492 housing units in the Tieton area. Of these, 163 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tieton, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tieton?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tieton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 28 55 62 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tieton

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Tieton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $990 to $1,950. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $990
One BR $997
Two BR $1,310
Three BR $1,846
Four BR $1,950
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tieton, Washington

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

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 7 100 percent
One BR 21 75 percent
Two BR 55 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tieton, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Tieton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 17
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tieton, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Tieton, Washington

Tieton features 17 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 Tieton, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tieton, Washington

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tieton, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,179 and $1,441.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.