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

Discover affordable housing in Prineville where there are 6+ 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.

Grasshopper Village

850 NW Locust Ave, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Desert Gardens

705 NW 10th St, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Riverside Apartments

635 S Main , Prineville, Oregon 97754

Ochoco School Crossing

440 NW Madras Hwy, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Ridgeview Commons

2112 NE Laughlin Rd, Prineville, Oregon 97754

Prairie House

First And Deer Sts, Prineville, Oregon 97754

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Prineville, Oregon
$22.08/hour
$8.88 (+67%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $14.83 (+205%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Prineville, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Mainstream Voucher, Family Unification Program (FUP) programs for Prineville, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Prineville, Oregon?

The City of Prineville has 10,915 people living in 4,612 households.

There are 4,233 renters living in 1,778 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.78 percent of the population living in Prineville.

What is the rental market like in Prineville, Oregon?

There are an estimated 4,798 housing units in the Prineville area. Of these, 1,825 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Prineville, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Prineville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prineville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
72 423 711 538 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prineville

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 Prineville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $790 to $1,979. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $790
One BR $957
Two BR $1,166
Three BR $1,582
Four BR $1,979
2024 Fair Market Rents in Prineville, Oregon

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

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 34 47 percent
One BR 278 66 percent
Two BR 341 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Prineville, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Prineville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 133
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 55
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Prineville, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Prineville, Oregon

Prineville features 58 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 Prineville, Oregon

There are 117 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Prineville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Prineville, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Prineville, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,049 and $1,283.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.