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

Discover affordable housing in Wallowa County where there are 7+ 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.

Leisure Way

PO Box 456, Wallowa, Oregon 97885

Wallowa Alpine Village

303 Residence St, Enterprise, Oregon 97828

Pineview

304 W. Alder , Joseph, Oregon 97846

Cottonwood

2 S. Mill St. , Joseph, Oregon 97846

Mountain Crest

607 SW 2nd St, Enterprise, Oregon 97828

Hazeltine Apartments

W 2nd and Logan Sts, Enterprise, Oregon 97828

Park Street Apartments

603 W Silver St, Enterprise, Oregon 97828

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wallowa County, Oregon
$18.54/hour
$5.34 (+40%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $11.29 (+156%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wallowa 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), Public Housing programs for Wallowa County, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Wallowa County, Oregon?

The County of Wallowa County has 7,439 people living in 3,271 households.

There are 1,754 renters living in 854 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.58 percent of the population living in Wallowa County.

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

There are an estimated 4,313 housing units in the Wallowa County area. Of these, 937 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wallowa County, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wallowa County?

The rental vacancy rate in Wallowa County is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Wallowa County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wallowa County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
23 217 265 227 110
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wallowa County

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

Among renter households in this market, 27 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Wallowa County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $664 to $1,661. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $664
One BR $793
Two BR $979
Three BR $1,380
Four BR $1,661
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wallowa County, Oregon

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Wallowa 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 18 78 percent
One BR 140 65 percent
Two BR 141 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wallowa County, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Wallowa County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 34
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 234
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wallowa County, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Wallowa County, Oregon

Wallowa County features 119 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 Wallowa County, Oregon

There are 17 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wallowa County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wallowa County, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wallowa County, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $881 and $1,077.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.