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Renting · Section 8

Data from November 2026

Renting in Umatilla County, Oregon

Umatilla County has a HUD fair market rent of $1,131 a month for 2 bedrooms (Fiscal year 2027). Renter households here pay a typical rent of $997 a month (Average 2020–2024). Paying the fair market rent without going over 30% of income takes $21.75 an hour, full time.

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Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,131
a month, HUD, Fiscal year 2027
33% less than in Oregon
Typical rent
$997
a month, Census, Average 2020–2024
35% less than in Oregon
Wage needed
$21.75
an hour, 2 bedrooms
Or $45,240 a year, to spend no more than 30% of income on rent.
Rent-burdened households
44%
spend 30% or more of income on rent
16% less than in Oregon

Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

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Renting in Umatilla County: what sets it apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Among the neighboring counties, Grant County has the lowest typical rent ($789), 21% below the $997 in Umatilla County.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

Fair market rent

What HUD sets for each size

Every year HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) publishes a Fair Market Rent (FMR) for each home size in Umatilla County. It is used to work out how much a Section 8 voucher covers. The table shows what you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income.

The fair market rent covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone. HUD generally sets it at the 40th percentile: 4 in 10 standard-quality homes rented recently cost less. 24 CFR §888.113(a)

According to Zillow (ZORI), the typical asking rent in Umatilla County was $1,536 a month in September 2026: about the same as 12 months ago. It is an index of market listings, not a HUD limit. Zillow data

Fair market rent and wage needed To pay the fair market rent without spending more than 30% of income, working full time (40 hours a week).
Size Fair rent per month Hourly wage Income needed per year
Studio $788 $15.15 $31,520
1 bedroom $865 $16.63 $34,600
2 bedrooms $1,131 $21.75 $45,240
3 bedrooms $1,566 $30.12 $62,640
4 bedrooms $1,873 $36.02 $74,920

HUD area: Umatilla County, OR. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

The fair market rent for your ZIP code

HUD also publishes fair market rents by ZIP code (Small Area FMRs) for 18 ZIP codes in Umatilla County (Fiscal year 2027). Type yours to see it.

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,120 in 97801 to $1,700 in 97810. 13 ZIP codes are above the county's fair market rent ($1,131).

Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses. 24 CFR §982.503(a)(1)

Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)

Rent burden

How many households spend too much

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Umatilla County, 44% of renter households are in that position; in Oregon, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).

Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.

44%

of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.

9,205 households rent in Umatilla County

  • Spend half or more of their income 19%
  • Spend 30% or more, but less than half 25%
  • Spend less than 30% 56%

Compared with the state and the country

  • Umatilla 44%
  • Oregon 52%
  • United States 51%

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Umatilla County

HUD lists 29 properties with homes for low-income households in Umatilla County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC), HUD-assisted buildings and public housing. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest.

with tax credits (LIHTC)
20
HUD-assisted
13
public housing
1

1,297 homes in all; 1,210 of them low-income, according to HUD.

  • Golden Manor Public housing 980 W Hermiston Ave, Hermiston 97838 119 homes, 118 low-income · Run by Housing Authority of the County of Umatilla · Average payment: $437 a month · Average wait: 10 months · (541) 567-3241
  • Tri-Harbor Landing Tax credit (LIHTC) 210 Klickitat St, Umatilla 97882 106 low-income homes · 1 bd: 59 · 2 bd: 43 · 3 bd: 4 · In service since 2005 · For families
  • Buttercreek Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 400 SW 11th St, Hermiston 97838 86 homes, 85 low-income · 1 bd: 52 · 2 bd: 34 · In service since 2010
  • Viewcrest Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 525 SW 13th Pl, Hermiston 97838 64 low-income homes · 2 bd: 40 · 3 bd: 24 · In service since 1999 · For families
  • Mission Creek Tax credit (LIHTC) 51 Umatilla Loop, Pendleton 97801 58 low-income homes · In service since 1997 · For older adults, families
  • Oregon Trail Manor HUD-assisted 2430 SW Perkins Ave, Pendleton 97801 50 low-income homes · For older adults · (541) 276-0168
  • 4th ST Aspens Tax credit (LIHTC) 530 NE Aspen Dr, Hermiston 97838 48 low-income homes · 1 bd: 8 · 2 bd: 30 · 3 bd: 10 · In service since 2005 · For older adults, families
  • Hailey Place Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 600 SW 30th St, Pendleton 97801 48 low-income homes · In service since 1997 · For families
  • Indian Hills Tax credit (LIHTC) 1335 SW 2nd St, Pendleton 97801 48 low-income homes · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 6 · In service since 2007 · For families
  • Washington Park Tax credit (LIHTC) 925 Cowl St, Milton Freewater 97862 46 low-income homes · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 28 · In service since 2007 · For families
  • Pendleton Riverside HUD-assisted 1300A NW Carden Ave, Pendleton 97801 40 low-income homes · For families · (541) 276-7223
  • Ridgeway Village HUD-assisted 725 W Ridgeway Ave, Hermiston 97838 40 low-income homes · For families · (541) 567-2723
  • Sunland Park Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 1630 W Sunland Ave, Hermiston 97838 40 low-income homes · 2 bd: 31 · 3 bd: 9 · In service since 2008 · For families · (541) 567-7260
  • Sage Court Tax credit (LIHTC) 1300 W Sunland Ave, Hermiston 97838 35 low-income homes · In service since 1993
  • Applewood Village Tax credit (LIHTC) 595 NW 12th St, Hermiston 97838 33 low-income homes · 2 bd: 12 · 3 bd: 20 · In service since 2000 · For older adults, families
  • Hacienda West Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 515 SW 13th Pl, Hermiston 97838 32 low-income homes · 2 bd: 16 · 3 bd: 11 · 4 bd: 5 · In service since 2003
  • Pendleton Square Apts I Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 300 SW 28th Dr, Pendleton 97801 30 low-income homes · 3 bd: 30 · In service since 2008 · For families · (541) 276-0393
  • Wildflower Apartments HUD-assisted 1046 SW 18th St, Pendleton 97801 80 homes, 29 low-income · For families · (541) 429-5169
  • Moorehouse Apartments HUD-assisted 224 NW 12th St, Hermiston 97838 60 homes, 29 low-income · For families · (458) 345-1524
  • Mason Grove Tax credit (LIHTC) 1005 NE 4th Ave, Milton Freewater 97862 30 homes, 29 low-income · 2 bd: 14 · 3 bd: 16 · In service since 2001 · For families
  • Goodwin Court Tax credit (LIHTC) 238 S Main St, Pendleton 97801 26 homes, 25 low-income · Studio: 14 · 1 bd: 12 · In service since 2002 · For older adults, families
  • Security Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 130 SW Court Ave, Pendleton 97801 25 low-income homes · Studio: 12 · 1 bd: 13 · In service since 2001 · For older adults, people with disabilities
  • Cottonwood II Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 750 SE 6th St, Hermiston 97838 24 low-income homes · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 6 · In service since 2010 · For older adults · (503) 567-9089
  • Desert Sage Manor HUD-assisted 986 W Juniper Ave, Hermiston 97838 24 low-income homes · For older adults · (541) 667-8607
  • Links Tax credit (LIHTC) 310 Klickitat St, Umatilla 97882 24 low-income homes · 1 bd: 18 · 2 bd: 6 · In service since 2004 · For older adults
  • THE GREENS at MONTCLAIR HUD-assisted 141 W Broadway Ave, Milton Freewater 97862 24 low-income homes · For older adults · (541) 398-4119
  • Cottonwood I Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 610 SE 6th St, Hermiston 97838 22 low-income homes · 3 bd: 22 · In service since 2010 · For families · (503) 682-7788
  • Terwilliger Plaza HUD-assisted 245 SW 5th St, Pendleton 97801 20 homes, 19 low-income · For people with disabilities · (541) 276-0416
  • Pendleton Square Apts II Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 294 SW 28th Dr, Pendleton 97801 15 low-income homes · 2 bd: 15 · In service since 2008 · For families · (541) 276-0393

5 properties have two programs at the same address and appear once. Search HUD's map

Source: HUD, retrieved November 6, 2026. LIHTC database, updated May 14, 2025; Assisted multifamily properties, updated October 23, 2026; Public housing developments, updated October 23, 2026.

Section 8

The Section 8 voucher in Umatilla County

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) pays part of your rent on a home you choose. Your public housing agency runs it. 1 agency serves in Umatilla County. Here is what the rules say:

The rules, with their source

  1. You apply at the public housing agency. If you qualify, your name usually goes on a waiting list. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or noncitizens with eligible status as HUD defines it. HUD

  2. Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income, by family size (the middle column of the table). 24 CFR §5.603, §982.201(b)

  3. Each year, at least 75% of the families an agency admits from its list must have extremely low income (the 30% column). 24 CFR §982.201(b)(2)

  4. If the rent is below the payment standard, the family generally pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. If it is above, the family pays more. 24 CFR §982.1(a)(3)

  5. When you move in, if the rent is above the payment standard, your share cannot go over 40% of your adjusted monthly income. 24 CFR §982.508

  6. Each agency sets a payment standard for each size. Without asking HUD, it can go from 90% to 110% of the fair market rent. 24 CFR §982.503(b), (c)

Mixed-status families: how assistance is figured
HUD income limits Yearly income of the whole family, before taxes.
People Extremely low (30%) Very low (50%) Low
$17,600 $29,300 $46,850
$21,640 $33,450 $53,550
$27,320 $37,650 $60,250
$33,000 $41,800 $66,900
$38,680 $45,150 $72,300
$44,360 $48,500 $77,650
$50,040 $51,850 $83,000
$55,200 $55,200 $88,350

Area median income: $78,400. HUD income limits by family size, Fiscal year 2026. Area: Umatilla County, OR. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2026

How much can you earn? Check your case

Possible payment standard

  • Studio $709 – $867
  • 1 bedroom $779 – $952
  • 2 bedrooms $1,018 – $1,244
  • 3 bedrooms $1,409 – $1,723
  • 4 bedrooms $1,686 – $2,060

The range the rule allows: 90% to 110% of the county's fair market rent. Your agency publishes its own.

Housing agencies that serve this place

Housing agencies in Oregon Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Your rights as a tenant in Oregon

What Oregon law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.

See your rights, rule by rule

Compare these rules with other states →

A summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.

When must they return my deposit?
31 days
ORS 90.300(13)
If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
10 days
ORS 90.394(2)
How much notice ends a month-to-month rental?
30 days
ORS 90.427(3)
How much notice before a rent increase?
7 or 90 days, depending on the case
ORS 90.323(1)-(2)
  • Only a court order can remove youORS 90.375
  • Protection from retaliationORS 90.385(1)
  • Protection related to immigration statusORS 90.306

Help

Where to get help with rent in Umatilla County

This is the nearest HUD-approved agency. They counsel for free or at low cost.

  • Community Connection of Northeast Oregon, Inc.

    2802 Adams Ave, La Grande · 37 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 6 more
    (541) 963-3186
See every agency in Oregon Find legal aid (lsc.gov)

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Cash to move in

$2,262

What you need before you get the keys.

What adds up

First month
$1,131
Security deposit
$1,131
Total
$2,262

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What helps

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Frequently asked questions

What is the fair market rent in Umatilla County?

According to HUD (Fiscal year 2027): Studio: $788; 1 bedroom: $865; 2 bedrooms: $1,131; 3 bedrooms: $1,566; 4 bedrooms: $1,873. It covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone.

How much do you need to earn to rent in Umatilla County?

Paying the 2-bedroom fair market rent ($1,131) without spending more than 30% of income takes $21.75 an hour full time, or $45,240 a year.

Who qualifies for Section 8 in Umatilla County?

Generally, families with very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. For 4 people, HUD's limit here is $41,800 a year (Fiscal year 2026). The family usually pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. You apply at the housing agency.

How much does Section 8 pay in Umatilla County?

The voucher pays up to your housing agency's payment standard, minus your share. The rule lets the agency set it between 90% and 110% of the fair market rent: for 2 bedrooms here, between $1,018 and $1,244 a month. Your agency publishes its figure.

Does the fair market rent change by ZIP code in Umatilla County?

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,120 in 97801 to $1,700 in 97810. Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses.

How many low-income apartments are there in Umatilla County?

HUD lists 29 properties with homes for low-income households in Umatilla County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC), HUD-assisted buildings and public housing. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest. For tax-credit apartments and HUD-assisted buildings, you apply directly at the building's management office. They tell you whether units are open and how to apply; HUD does not have that information.

How many households spend too much on rent in Umatilla County?

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Umatilla County, 44% of renter households are in that position; in Oregon, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).