Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St Helens, OR

Discover affordable housing in St Helens 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.

Columbia Hills Retirement Center

36050 Pittsburg Rd, St Helens, Oregon 97051

Forest Park Apartments

2545 Columbia Blvd, St Helens, Oregon 97051

Gable Park

2544 Gable Rd, St Helens, Oregon 97051

Tanglewood Apartments

2545 N Coumbia Blvd, St Helens, Oregon 97051

Northfork Apartments

544 N 10th St, St Helens, Oregon 97051

Cornerstone

591 Columbia Blvd, St Helens, Oregon 97051

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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 St Helens, Oregon
$38.33/hour
$25.13 (+190%) more than Oregon minimum wage and $31.08 (+429%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Helens, 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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for St Helens, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in St Helens, Oregon?

The City of St Helens has 14,015 people living in 5,172 households.

There are 4,739 renters living in 1,855 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.81 percent of the population living in St Helens.

What is the rental market like in St Helens, Oregon?

There are an estimated 5,407 housing units in the St Helens area. Of these, 1,855 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Helens, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Helens?

The rental vacancy rate in St Helens 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 St Helens for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Helens
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
108 171 954 463 149
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Helens

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 St Helens

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,650 to $3,254. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,650
One BR $1,776
Two BR $2,024
Three BR $2,809
Four BR $3,254
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Helens, Oregon

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

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 73 68 percent
One BR 160 94 percent
Two BR 754 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Helens, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in St Helens?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 136
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 32
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 83
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Helens, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in St Helens, Oregon

St Helens features 57 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 St Helens, Oregon

There are 208 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St Helens.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Helens, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St Helens landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in St Helens.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Helens, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,822 and $2,226.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.