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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tigard, 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 Tigard, 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Tigard, Oregon.

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

How many renters live in Tigard, Oregon?

The City of Tigard has 55,161 people living in 22,454 households.

There are 17,627 renters living in 8,497 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.96 percent of the population living in Tigard.

What is the rental market like in Tigard, Oregon?

There are an estimated 23,194 housing units in the Tigard area. Of these, 8,981 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tigard, Oregon, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tigard?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tigard
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
537 2,772 3,497 1,472 93
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tigard

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Tigard

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 Tigard, Oregon

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

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 270 50 percent
One BR 1,617 58 percent
Two BR 1,297 37 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tigard, Oregon

How many affordable rental units are in Tigard?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 909
Public Housing 23
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tigard, Oregon

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

Income Based Apartments in Tigard, Oregon

Tigard 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 Tigard, Oregon

There are 1,177 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tigard.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tigard, Oregon

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tigard landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Tigard.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.