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

Discover affordable housing in Coos County where there are 21+ 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.

Tioga Room and Apartments

275 N Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420

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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 Coos County, Oregon
$20.36/hour
$7.16 (+54%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $13.11 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Coos 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 Public Housing programs for Coos County, Oregon.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Coos County, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Coos County, Oregon?

The County of Coos County has 64,908 people living in 28,075 households.

There are 19,351 renters living in 8,657 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.81 percent of the population living in Coos County.

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

There are an estimated 31,476 housing units in the Coos County area. Of these, 8,922 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Coos County, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Coos County?

The rental vacancy rate in Coos County is 1 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 Coos County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coos County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
578 1,518 3,932 2,215 232
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Coos County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Coos County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $756 to $1,802. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $756
One BR $829
Two BR $1,075
Three BR $1,515
Four BR $1,802
2024 Fair Market Rents in Coos County, Oregon

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Coos 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 261 45 percent
One BR 924 61 percent
Two BR 2,352 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Coos County, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Coos County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 183
Public Housing 151
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 238
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 21
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 120
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Coos County, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Coos County, Oregon

Coos County features 464 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 Coos County, Oregon

There are 200 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Coos County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Coos County, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Coos County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Coos County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Coos County, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $968 and $1,183.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.