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

Discover affordable housing in Crook County where there are 6+ 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.

Grasshopper Village

850 NW Locust Ave, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Desert Gardens

705 NW 10th St, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Riverside Apartments

635 S Main , Prineville, Oregon 97754

Ochoco School Crossing

440 NW Madras Hwy, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Ridgeview Commons

2112 NE Laughlin Rd, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Prairie House

First And Deer Sts, Prineville, Oregon 97754

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Crook County, Oregon
$22.08/hour
$8.88 (+67%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $14.83 (+205%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Crook 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Crook County, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Crook County, Oregon?

The County of Crook County has 24,987 people living in 10,291 households.

There are 6,050 renters living in 2,542 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.21 percent of the population living in Crook County.

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

There are an estimated 11,236 housing units in the Crook County area. Of these, 2,602 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Crook County, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Crook County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Crook County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
72 463 991 975 41
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Crook County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Crook County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $790 to $1,979. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $790
One BR $957
Two BR $1,166
Three BR $1,582
Four BR $1,979
2024 Fair Market Rents in Crook County, Oregon

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Crook 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 34 47 percent
One BR 297 64 percent
Two BR 530 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Crook County, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Crook County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 133
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 56
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Crook County, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Crook County, Oregon

Crook County features 58 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 Crook County, Oregon

There are 117 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Crook County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Crook County, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Crook County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Crook County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Crook County, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,049 and $1,283.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.