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

Discover affordable housing in Roger Mills County where there are 2+ 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.

Cheyenne Ridge Apartments

8th and Park, Cheyenne, Oklahoma

600 Vincent Dr Apt 101

600 Vincent Dr Apt 101, Cheyenne, Oklahoma 73628

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

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

How many renters live in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma?

The County of Roger Mills County has 3,423 people living in 1,458 households.

There are 657 renters living in 280 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.19 percent of the population living in Roger Mills County.

What is the rental market like in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma?

There are an estimated 1,844 housing units in the Roger Mills County area. Of these, 305 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Roger Mills County?

The rental vacancy rate in Roger Mills County is 8 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 Roger Mills County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roger Mills County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 19 69 159 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Roger Mills County

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

Among renter households in this market, 25 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 Roger Mills 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 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Roger Mills 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 11 100 percent
One BR 6 32 percent
Two BR 53 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

How many affordable rental units are in Roger Mills County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 22
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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

Income Based Apartments in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Roger Mills County features 38 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 Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.