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

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Mission Creek

Mission Creek Subdivision, Mission, Oregon 97801

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Chris Madden

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mission, Oregon
$20.02/hour
$6.82 (+52%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $12.77 (+176%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mission, 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 Mission, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Mission, Oregon?

The City of Mission has 1,024 people living in 278 households.

There are 727 renters living in 200 renter households in this City. Renters make up 71 percent of the population living in Mission.

What is the rental market like in Mission, Oregon?

There are an estimated 316 housing units in the Mission area. Of these, 205 units are rental homes, making up 65 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mission, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mission?

The rental vacancy rate in Mission 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 Mission for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mission
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 34 56 94 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mission

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Mission

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $716 to $1,794. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $716
One BR $812
Two BR $1,057
Three BR $1,490
Four BR $1,794
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mission, Oregon

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

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 3 100 percent
One BR 24 71 percent
Two BR 50 89 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mission, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Mission?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 58
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mission, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Mission, Oregon

Mission features 0 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 Mission, Oregon

There are 58 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mission.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mission, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mission landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Mission.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mission, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $951 and $1,163.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.