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

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Orting Senior

307 Harman Way S, Orting, Washington 98360

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Orting, Washington
$37.63/hour
$21.35 (+131%) more than Washington minimum wage and $30.38 (+419%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Orting, 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 programs for Orting, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Orting, Washington?

The City of Orting has 8,898 people living in 2,869 households.

There are 1,723 renters living in 596 renter households in this City. Renters make up 19.36 percent of the population living in Orting.

What is the rental market like in Orting, Washington?

There are an estimated 2,960 housing units in the Orting area. Of these, 629 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Orting, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Orting?

The rental vacancy rate in Orting is 5 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 Orting for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orting
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 104 77 294 88
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Orting

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Orting

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,430 to $3,236. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,430
One BR $1,603
Two BR $1,987
Three BR $2,800
Four BR $3,236
2024 Fair Market Rents in Orting, Washington

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

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
One BR 104 100 percent
Two BR 49 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Orting, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Orting?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Orting, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Orting, Washington

Orting features 20 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 Orting, Washington

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Orting, Washington

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Orting, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,788 and $2,186.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.