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

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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 Medford, Oregon
$26.44/hour
$13.24 (+100%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $19.19 (+265%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Medford, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Medford, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Medford, Oregon?

The City of Medford has 85,556 people living in 35,786 households.

There are 37,513 renters living in 16,647 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.85 percent of the population living in Medford.

What is the rental market like in Medford, Oregon?

There are an estimated 35,960 housing units in the Medford area. Of these, 16,100 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Medford, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Medford?

The rental vacancy rate in Medford is 4 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 Medford for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Medford
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
669 2,988 6,914 4,399 400
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Medford

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Medford

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $946 to $2,357. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $946
One BR $1,062
Two BR $1,396
Three BR $1,967
Four BR $2,357
2024 Fair Market Rents in Medford, Oregon

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

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 461 69 percent
One BR 1,508 50 percent
Two BR 5,068 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Medford, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Medford?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 734
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 325
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 100
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Medford, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Medford, Oregon

Medford features 492 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 Medford, Oregon

There are 779 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Medford.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Medford, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Medford landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Medford.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Medford, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,256 and $1,536.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.