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

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Briarwood Manor

643 Manbrin Dr NE, Keizer, Oregon 97303

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Keizer, Oregon
$25.38/hour
$12.18 (+92%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $18.13 (+250%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Keizer, 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 programs for Keizer, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Keizer, Oregon?

The City of Keizer has 39,122 people living in 14,125 households.

There are 12,762 renters living in 5,193 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.62 percent of the population living in Keizer.

What is the rental market like in Keizer, Oregon?

There are an estimated 14,532 housing units in the Keizer area. Of these, 5,379 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Keizer, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Keizer?

The rental vacancy rate in Keizer is 3 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 Keizer for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Keizer
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
152 809 3,076 1,051 70
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Keizer

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 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 Keizer

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $997 to $2,095. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $997
One BR $1,053
Two BR $1,340
Three BR $1,888
Four BR $2,095
2024 Fair Market Rents in Keizer, Oregon

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

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 76 50 percent
One BR 386 48 percent
Two BR 1,980 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Keizer, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Keizer?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 3
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 10
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Keizer, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Keizer, Oregon

Keizer features 10 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 Keizer, Oregon

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Keizer, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Keizer landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Keizer.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Keizer, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,206 and $1,474.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.