Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Franklin County, WA

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Franklin County, Washington
$28.13/hour
$11.85 (+73%) more than Washington minimum wage and $20.88 (+288%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Franklin County, Washington?

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) programs for Franklin County, Washington.

Go to the Washington Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Franklin County.

How many renters live in Franklin County, Washington?

The County of Franklin County has 98,678 people living in 30,290 households.

There are 24,896 renters living in 8,157 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.23 percent of the population living in Franklin County.

What is the rental market like in Franklin County, Washington?

There are an estimated 29,806 housing units in the Franklin County area. Of these, 8,913 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Franklin County, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Franklin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Franklin County 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 Franklin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Franklin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
663 1,245 2,763 2,958 719
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Franklin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Franklin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,052 to $2,361. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,052
One BR $1,206
Two BR $1,485
Three BR $1,960
Four BR $2,361
2024 Fair Market Rents in Franklin County, Washington

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

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 523 79 percent
One BR 951 76 percent
Two BR 2,319 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Franklin County, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Franklin County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Franklin County, Washington including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,053
Public Housing 280
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 121
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 66
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Franklin County, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Franklin County, Washington

Franklin County features 522 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 Franklin County, Washington

There are 702 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Franklin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Franklin County, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Franklin County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Franklin County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Franklin County, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,337 and $1,634.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.