Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ilwaco, WA

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141 1st Ave N, Ilwaco, Washington 98624

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ilwaco, Washington
$21.06/hour
$4.78 (+29%) more than Washington minimum wage and $13.81 (+190%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ilwaco, 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) programs for Ilwaco, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Ilwaco, Washington?

The City of Ilwaco has 1,433 people living in 469 households.

There are 415 renters living in 152 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.96 percent of the population living in Ilwaco.

What is the rental market like in Ilwaco, Washington?

There are an estimated 637 housing units in the Ilwaco area. Of these, 174 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ilwaco, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ilwaco?

The rental vacancy rate in Ilwaco is 9 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Ilwaco for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ilwaco
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 7 80 21 35
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ilwaco

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

Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Ilwaco

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $754 to $1,887. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $754
One BR $846
Two BR $1,112
Three BR $1,504
Four BR $1,887
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ilwaco, Washington

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

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 9 100 percent
One BR 7 100 percent
Two BR 56 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ilwaco, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Ilwaco?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ilwaco, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Ilwaco, Washington

Ilwaco features 28 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 Ilwaco, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ilwaco, Washington

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ilwaco, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,001 and $1,223.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.