; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Perkins, OK

Charmed - Perkins II

NW Cor Knipe Ave and Sadler Rd
Perkins, Oklahoma
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
$530-580
3 BR

Charmed - Perkins

204 Lynn Combs Blvd
Perkins, Oklahoma
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
$550-600
3 BR

403 East St

403 East St
Perkins, Oklahoma
$640
2 BR

323 NW 3rd St

323 NW 3rd St
Perkins, Oklahoma
$750
Studio BR

Sterling Park II Apartments

710 Lovers Ln
Perkins, Oklahoma
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Garden Oaks Apartments

415 SE 4th St
Perkins, Oklahoma
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA
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There are 92 low-income apartments in Perkins that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 8 low-income homes in Perkins where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $332 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Perkins, Oklahoma

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.

Housing Authority Programs
Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Oklahoma Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Perkins.

Perkins, Oklahoma Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Perkins, Oklahoma

Perkins features 8 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 Perkins, Oklahoma

There are 92 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Perkins.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Perkins, Oklahoma

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Perkins landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Perkins.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Perkins, Oklahoma for a two-bedroom apartment is between $878 and $1,074.

2024 Perkins, Oklahoma Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Perkins, Oklahoma Fair Market Rent $744 $803 $976 $1,375 $1,521
Perkins, Oklahoma Payment Standard Range $670 to $818 $723 to $883 $878 to $1,074 $1,238 to $1,513 $1,369 to $1,673

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Perkins, OK Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 6
Total Low Income Apartments 102
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 8
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 44.87%
Average Renter Household Size 2.48
Average Household Size 2.37
Median Household Income $40,861 ±$9,453
Median Rent $642 ±$111
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 45.94% ± 17.16pp
Total Population 2,861

Population and Household Demographics

Perkins is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma with a population of 2,861. There are 1,208 households in the city with an average household size of 2.37 persons. 44.87% of households in Perkins are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Perkins

The median gross income for households in Perkins is $40,861 a year, or $3,405 a month. The median rent for the city is $642 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Perkins, a household making less than $2,140 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 45.94% of households who rent are overburdened in Perkins.

Area Median Income In Perkins

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Perkins, the AMI is calculated from all households within Payne County.

In Perkins, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $72,500

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Perkins

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Perkins

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Perkins AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,600 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,200 $43,000 $45,750
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Perkins AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$24,300 $27,750 $31,200 $34,650 $37,450 $40,200 $43,000 $45,750
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Perkins AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$38,850 $44,400 $49,950 $55,450 $59,900 $64,350 $68,800 $73,200