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

Discover affordable housing in Wenatchee where there are 11+ 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.

Hilltop Apartments

1511 S Mission Street, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Applewood Apartments

6 locations in Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Wenatchee II

3 locations in Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Washington Square

3 locations in Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Emerson Manor Apartments

702 N Emerson Ave, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Wenatchee House

22 S Buchanan Ave, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Maple Street Apartments

1325 Maple Street #319, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Deaconess Apartments

300 Okanogan Ave, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Garden Terrace West

500 N Emerson Ave, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

Columbia Heights Retirement

1550 Cherry St, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

SAINT JUDES LANDING

1545 SOUTH MISSION ST, Wenatchee, Washington 98801

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wenatchee, Washington
$27.42/hour
$11.14 (+68%) more than Washington minimum wage and $20.17 (+278%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wenatchee, 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 Wenatchee, Washington.

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

How many renters live in Wenatchee, Washington?

The City of Wenatchee has 35,365 people living in 13,926 households.

There are 14,844 renters living in 6,347 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.97 percent of the population living in Wenatchee.

What is the rental market like in Wenatchee, Washington?

There are an estimated 14,336 housing units in the Wenatchee area. Of these, 6,385 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wenatchee, Washington, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wenatchee?

The rental vacancy rate in Wenatchee is 1 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 Wenatchee for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wenatchee
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
482 1,373 2,926 1,191 273
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wenatchee

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Wenatchee

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $981 to $2,325. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $981
One BR $1,153
Two BR $1,448
Three BR $2,003
Four BR $2,325
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wenatchee, Washington

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

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 256 53 percent
One BR 849 62 percent
Two BR 1,996 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wenatchee, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Wenatchee?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 166
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 171
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wenatchee, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Wenatchee, Washington

Wenatchee features 286 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 Wenatchee, Washington

There are 240 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wenatchee.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wenatchee, Washington

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wenatchee, Washington for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,303 and $1,593.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.