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

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Mosier Creek Terr.

500 Second Avenue, Mosier, Oregon

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 Mosier, Oregon
$29.34/hour
$16.14 (+122%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $22.09 (+305%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mosier, 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) programs for Mosier, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Mosier, Oregon?

The City of Mosier has 630 people living in 266 households.

There are 89 renters living in 52 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.13 percent of the population living in Mosier.

What is the rental market like in Mosier, Oregon?

There are an estimated 378 housing units in the Mosier area. Of these, 52 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mosier, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mosier?

The rental vacancy rate in Mosier is 0 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 Mosier for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mosier
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 17 32 3 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mosier

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

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Mosier

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,236 to $2,622. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,236
One BR $1,260
Two BR $1,549
Three BR $2,183
Four BR $2,622
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mosier, Oregon

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

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
One BR 13 76 percent
Two BR 23 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mosier, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Mosier?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mosier, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Mosier, Oregon

Mosier features 12 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 Mosier, Oregon

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mosier, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mosier, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,394 and $1,704.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.