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

Discover affordable housing in Cherokee County where there are 22+ 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.

GardenWalk of Fort Gibson

108 South Rounds Street, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 74434

New Seasons Apartments

1021 S Campbell Rd, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Cookson Hills Hulbert Homes

405 E Main St, Hulbert, Oklahoma 74441

Cookson Hills Tahlequah

1350 N Jones Ave, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Mission Village of Tahlequah

659 S. Village Drive, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Garden Walk of Ft Gibson

108 S Rounds St, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 74434

Garden Walk of Fort Gibson

1200 Cedar Ridge Dr, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 74434

Sequoyah Heights

903 W Fox St, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Garden Walk of Tahlequah

18165 W 798 Rd, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Autumn Heights

1500 Hensley Dr, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Redbud Housing

1030 S Highway 82A, Oaks, Oklahoma 74359

Stonebrook Park of Tahlequah

1345 W Fox St, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Ozark Ridge Phase II

1331 W Ozark, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Savannah Park on Rozell

1112 Rozell Ave, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Savannah Park of Tahlequah

900 S Sandstone Ave, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Wisdom Keepers

1286 W 4th St, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Tahlequah Terrace Lp

603 Pamela St, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Ozark Ridge

SW Corner of Fox And Cambell, Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464

Pecan Creek Apts

614 Mcclure Ave, Hulbert, Oklahoma

308 W Hickory Ave

308 W Hickory Ave, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 74434

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cherokee County, Oklahoma
$17.01/hour
$9.76 (+135%) more than Oklahoma minimum wage and $9.76 (+135%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

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

How many renters live in Cherokee County, Oklahoma?

The County of Cherokee County has 47,412 people living in 17,993 households.

There are 13,864 renters living in 5,983 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.24 percent of the population living in Cherokee County.

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

There are an estimated 22,138 housing units in the Cherokee County area. Of these, 6,677 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cherokee County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cherokee County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
268 1,247 2,357 1,671 401
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cherokee County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 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 Cherokee County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $717 to $1,196. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $717
One BR $722
Two BR $898
Three BR $1,144
Four BR $1,196
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cherokee 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 149 56 percent
One BR 817 66 percent
Two BR 1,385 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Cherokee County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 272
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 193
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 36
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 393
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Cherokee County features 673 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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma

There are 569 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cherokee County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cherokee County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Cherokee County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cherokee County, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $808 and $988.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.