Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Long Beach, WA

Discover affordable housing in Long Beach where there are 4+ 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.

Westwind Manor Apartments

301 Sid Snyder Dr W # 219 , Long Beach, Washington 98586

Driftwood Point Apartments

100 10th Street North, Long Beach, Washington 98631

Pacific Sands Apartments

1300 Washington Ave N, Long Beach, Washington 98631

Washington

N 14th St and Shoreline Dr, Long Beach, Washington 98631

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Long Beach, Washington?

The City of Long Beach has 1,831 people living in 841 households.

There are 611 renters living in 305 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.37 percent of the population living in Long Beach.

What is the rental market like in Long Beach, Washington?

There are an estimated 1,655 housing units in the Long Beach area. Of these, 333 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Long Beach, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Long Beach?

The rental vacancy rate in Long Beach is 8 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 Long Beach for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Beach
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13 102 144 28 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Long Beach

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Long Beach

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 Long Beach, Washington

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

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 13 100 percent
One BR 64 63 percent
Two BR 109 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Long Beach, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Long Beach?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 53
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 62
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Long Beach, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Long Beach, Washington

Long Beach features 62 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 Long Beach, Washington

There are 33 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Long Beach.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Long Beach, Washington

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.