Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Clatsop County, OR

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clatsop County, Oregon
$24.13/hour
$10.93 (+83%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $16.88 (+233%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clatsop County, Oregon?

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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Clatsop County, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Clatsop County, Oregon?

The County of Clatsop County has 41,190 people living in 17,246 households.

There are 13,734 renters living in 6,583 renter households in this County. Renters make up 33.34 percent of the population living in Clatsop County.

What is the rental market like in Clatsop County, Oregon?

There are an estimated 23,060 housing units in the Clatsop County area. Of these, 6,704 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clatsop County, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clatsop County?

The rental vacancy rate in Clatsop County is 2 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 Clatsop County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clatsop County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
646 1,039 3,093 1,416 271
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clatsop County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Clatsop County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $950 to $2,162. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $950
One BR $1,001
Two BR $1,274
Three BR $1,714
Four BR $2,162
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clatsop County, Oregon

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clatsop 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 420 65 percent
One BR 800 77 percent
Two BR 1,736 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clatsop County, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Clatsop County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 318
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 127
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 59
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 175
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clatsop County, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Clatsop County, Oregon

Clatsop County features 319 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 Clatsop County, Oregon

There are 149 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clatsop County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clatsop County, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clatsop County, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,147 and $1,401.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.