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Port Orford Apartments

Arizona 12th St
Port Orford, Oregon
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Lakeside Garden

1534 Arizona St
Port Orford, Oregon
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
PBRA
RDRA
S515

Coos - Curry Ha

650 9th St
Port Orford, Oregon
Subsidized
Public Housing

Cedar Pointe Cottages

440 Cedar Point Pl
Port Orford, Oregon
Rent Assisted
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There are 10 low-income apartments in Port Orford that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 78 low-income homes in Port Orford where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $255 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Port Orford, Oregon

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
North Bend City Housing Authority Public Housing
Coos-Curry Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Oregon Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Port Orford.

Port Orford, Oregon Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Port Orford, Oregon

Port Orford features 78 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 Port Orford, Oregon

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Port Orford.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Port Orford, Oregon

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Port Orford, Oregon for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,031 and $1,261.

2024 Port Orford, Oregon 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
Port Orford, Oregon Fair Market Rent $880 $947 $1,146 $1,615 $1,828
Port Orford, Oregon Payment Standard Range $792 to $968 $852 to $1,042 $1,031 to $1,261 $1,454 to $1,777 $1,645 to $2,011

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Port Orford, OR Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 4
Total Low Income Apartments 88
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 78
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 37.32%
Average Renter Household Size 2.36
Average Household Size 2.05
Median Household Income $30,296 ±$5,959
Median Rent $671 ±$171
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 64.14% ± 18.39pp
Total Population 1,312

Population and Household Demographics

Port Orford is a city in Curry County, Oregon with a population of 1,312. There are 635 households in the city with an average household size of 2.05 persons. 37.32% of households in Port Orford are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Port Orford

The median gross income for households in Port Orford is $30,296 a year, or $2,525 a month. The median rent for the city is $671 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Port Orford, a household making less than $2,237 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 64.14% of households who rent are overburdened in Port Orford.

Area Median Income In Port Orford

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 Port Orford, the AMI is calculated from all households within Curry County.

In Port Orford, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $73,500

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 Port Orford

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 Port Orford

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Port Orford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,000 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,200
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Port Orford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$26,600 $30,400 $34,200 $38,000 $41,050 $44,100 $47,150 $50,200
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Port Orford AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$42,600 $48,650 $54,750 $60,800 $65,700 $70,550 $75,400 $80,300