Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Harmon County, OK

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Golden Age Apartments

701 E County Line Rd, Hollis, Oklahoma 73550

Hollis Economic Development Authority

N Main and Vivian, Hollis, Oklahoma 73550

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Harmon County, Oklahoma
$16.88/hour
$9.63 (+133%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $9.63 (+133%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Harmon County, Oklahoma?

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) programs for Harmon County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Harmon County, Oklahoma?

The County of Harmon County has 2,499 people living in 954 households.

There are 558 renters living in 237 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.33 percent of the population living in Harmon County.

What is the rental market like in Harmon County, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 1,359 housing units in the Harmon County area. Of these, 280 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Harmon County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Harmon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Harmon County is 12 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 Harmon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harmon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 9 107 83 38
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harmon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 24 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Harmon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $677 to $1,297. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $677
One BR $697
Two BR $891
Three BR $1,077
Four BR $1,297
2024 Fair Market Rents in Harmon County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Harmon 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
One BR 8 89 percent
Two BR 85 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Harmon County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Harmon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Harmon County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Harmon County, Oklahoma

Harmon County features 28 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 Harmon County, Oklahoma

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Harmon County, Oklahoma

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Harmon County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $802 and $980.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.