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

Discover affordable housing in Harper County where there are 1+ 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.

Buffalo Valley Apartments

505 SE 6th St, Buffalo, Oklahoma 73834

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Harper 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 Harper 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 Harper County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Harper County, Oklahoma?

The County of Harper County has 3,272 people living in 1,215 households.

There are 451 renters living in 209 renter households in this County. Renters make up 13.78 percent of the population living in Harper County.

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

There are an estimated 1,720 housing units in the Harper County area. Of these, 230 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Harper County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Harper County?

The rental vacancy rate in Harper County is 9 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 Harper County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harper County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 2 41 160 1
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harper County

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

Among renter households in this market, 7 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 3 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 Harper 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 $1,177
Four BR $1,297
2024 Fair Market Rents in Harper County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Harper 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 0 100 percent
Two BR 27 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Harper County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Harper County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Harper County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Harper County, Oklahoma

Harper County features 12 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 Harper County, Oklahoma

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Harper County, Oklahoma

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.