Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Gresham, OR

Discover affordable housing in Gresham 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.

East Fair Terrace

500 NW Division St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Gresham Station Apartments

1003 NW Shattuck Way, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Powell Vista Manor

4125 SE 182nd Ave, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Mt Hood Community

208 NE Cleveland Ave, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Central Station Apartments

777 NE 8th St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Aldercrest Apartments

21900 SE Alder Dr, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Berry Ridge Apartments

2711 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Bristol Woods, Phase I and II

1201 NE 8th St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Village Square Apartments

1625 SE Roberts Dr, Gresham, Oregon 97080

Mattie Younkin Manor

2400 NE 27th Dr, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Hap Willow Tree

311 NE Division St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Stark Manor

600 SE 217th Ave, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Tillicum North

3001 NE Division St, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Tillicum South

3045 SE Powell Blvd, Gresham, Oregon 97080

Chestnut Lane - Deaf Nw

604 NE Cleveland Ave, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Mainstream Housing - on Your Own

1025 SE Kane Dr, Gresham, Oregon 97080

Kelly Place Apartments

1215 NE Kelly Ave, Gresham, Oregon 97030

Cedar Meadows I and II

645 SE Kane Dr, Gresham, Oregon 97080

The Cedars

3157 SE Powell Valley Rd, Gresham, Oregon 97080

Portland - Cnsrt

Kelly Ave NE Division St, Gresham, Oregon 97080

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gresham, Oregon
$38.33/hour
$25.13 (+190%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $31.08 (+429%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Gresham, 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), Public Housing, Moving to Work, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Gresham, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Gresham, Oregon?

The City of Gresham has 111,634 people living in 44,816 households.

There are 43,651 renters living in 20,236 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.1 percent of the population living in Gresham.

What is the rental market like in Gresham, Oregon?

There are an estimated 44,489 housing units in the Gresham area. Of these, 20,066 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gresham, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gresham?

The rental vacancy rate in Gresham is 5 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 Gresham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gresham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,082 4,202 9,741 2,985 625
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gresham

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Gresham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,650 to $3,254. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,650
One BR $1,776
Two BR $2,024
Three BR $2,809
Four BR $3,254
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gresham, Oregon

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Gresham?

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 922 85 percent
One BR 3,416 81 percent
Two BR 5,121 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gresham, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Gresham?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,156
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 353
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 53
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gresham, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Gresham, Oregon

Gresham features 373 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 Gresham, Oregon

There are 919 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Gresham.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gresham, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Gresham landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Gresham.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gresham, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,822 and $2,226.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.