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

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Eastwood Square Apartments

14531 NE 35th St, Bellevue, Washington 98007

AVA Queen Anne

330 3rd Ave W, Seattle, Washington 98119

Esperanza Apartments

6940 37th Ave. S. , Seattle, Washington 98118

Crown Pointe Apartments

2611 84th Street Ct S, Lakewood, Washington 98499

Cedar Park Apartments

12740 30th Avenue NE , Seattle, Washington 98125

Washington Terrace

609 Yesler Way, Seattle, Washington 98104

Alderwood Court Apartments

18420 36th Ave W, Lynnwood, Washington 98037

Woodlands at Forbes Lake

9224 Slater Ave NE, Kirkland, Washington 98033

Compass at Ronald Commons

17920 Linden Ave N, Shoreline, Washington 98133

River's Edge

500 East Fremont Street, Monroe, Washington 98272

The Villas at Arlington

18506 Smokey Point Boulevard, Arlington, Washington 98223

Sienna Park Apartments

10710 17th Ave South, Tacoma, Washington 98444

Burien Haus Apartments

430 SW 154th St, Burien, Washington 98166

University Commons

7602 46th Street West, University Place, Washington 98466

An Lac Apartments

1253 South Jackson Street, Seattle, Washington 98144

Evergreen Vista Apartments

1209 Fern St SW, Olympia, Washington 98502

Silvercrest Apartments

9712 Danwood LN NW , Silverdale, Washington 98383

Lauren Heights Apartments

1660 24th Pl NE, Issaquah, Washington 98029

Springfield Meadows

4305 NE 66th Ave, Vancouver, Washington 98661

Conifer Ridge

1721 Fircrest Dr SE, Port Orchard, Washington 98366

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In 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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How many renters live in Washington?

The State of Washington has 927,380 people living in 351,652 households.

There are 294,443 renters living in 126,732 renter households in this State. Renters make up 31.75 percent of the population living in Washington.

What is the rental market like in Washington?

There are an estimated 371,149 housing units in the Washington area. Of these, 133,772 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Washington?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Washington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6,511 29,566 53,277 27,639 6,158
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Washington

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Washington?

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 4,692 72 percent
One BR 17,011 58 percent
Two BR 17,763 33 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Washington?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 8,854
Public Housing 126
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,621
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 70
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 309
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 120
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Washington

Washington features 43,105 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 Washington

There are 82,841 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Washington.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Washington landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Washington.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.