Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Vancouver, WA (2024)

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Discover affordable housing in Vancouver where there are 178+ 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.

Springfield Meadows

4305 NE 66th Ave, Vancouver, Washington 98661

bedStudio-4

payment$858-1377/mo.

Steeple Chase Apartments

4617 St. Johns Road, Vancouver, Washington 98661

bed1-4

switch_access_shortcutShort Wait

paymentSubsidized

accessibilityAccessible

Lincoln Place

1351 W Lincoln St, Vancouver, Washington 98660

bedStudio

Isabella Court 2

3112 NE 62nd Ave, Vancouver, Washington 98661

bed1-2

Caples Terrace

500 Omaha Way, Vancouver, Washington 98661

bedStudio-2

Central Park Place

1900 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, Washington 98663

bedStudio

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Vancouver, Washington

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge	Description
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait	Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
paymentSubsidized	Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers	Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderlySenior	Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
paymentIncome Based	Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibilityAccessible	Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forwardDisability	Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InVancouver, Washington

$38.33/hour

$22.05

(+135%) more thanWashington minimum wage and

$31.08

(+429%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

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What HUD offices serve Vancouver, Washington?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.

Vancouver Housing Authority

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Vancouver, Washington.

Go to theWashingtonPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Vancouver.

How many renters live in Vancouver, Washington?

The City of Vancouver has 194,509people living in 79,724 households.

There are 88,142 renters living in39,276 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 45.32percent of the population living in Vancouver.

What is the rental market like in Vancouver, Washington?

There are an estimated 80,754 housing units in theVancouver area. Of these, 39,391 units are rentalhomes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Vancouver, Washington, there are1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Vancouver?

The rental vacancy rate in Vancouver is 3 percent.This is alower than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as morepeoplecompete for scarce housing.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vancouver

Studio	One-Bedroom	Two-Bedroom	Three-Bedroom	Four+ Bedrooms
1,613	9,132	17,909	8,951	1,488

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vancouver

A large number of apartments in Vancouver have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Vancouver are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 51percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 24percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Vancouver

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,650 to $3,254. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size	2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio	$1,650
One BR	$1,776
Two BR	$2,024
Three BR	$2,809
Four BR	$3,254

2024 Fair Market Rents in Vancouver, Washington

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

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch 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	1,162	72 percent
One BR	6,176	68 percent
Two BR	8,179	46 percent

Rental Units Below FMR in Vancouver, Washington

How many affordable rental units are in Vancouver?

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

Federal Program	Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit	3,518
Public Housing	149
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	676
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly	170
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	13

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Vancouver, Washington

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

Income Based Apartments in Vancouver, Washington

Vancouver features 1,691 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Vancouver, Washington

There are 3,981 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Vancouver.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Vancouver, Washington

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Vancouver landlords$700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $400 towards rent inVancouver.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Vancouver, Washington fora two-bedroom apartment is between $1,822 and $2,226.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.

Affordable Housing Tip

Applying for housing with bad credit.

Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.

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