Apartments that accept Section 8 in Portland, OR

Search for apartments in Portland using your Housing Choice Voucher. Compare HUD rent benchmarks, then confirm the rent and utilities with the authority administering your voucher. Explore 46 neighborhoods and find contact details for the local housing authorities below.

Section 8 waitlists, PHA contacts & how to apply in Portland →

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Rental listings in Portland, OR

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Active standalone listings recorded in Portland, OR. Units nested inside building cards are excluded. Missing program tags do not establish refusal; confirm the address, availability, voucher paperwork and utilities with the owner.

No active listings are currently recorded for this search on VoucherMatch. This does not mean there are no rentals in Portland, OR. Compare the broader search below, consult the agency contacts, or get listing alerts.

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Inventory checked Oct 20, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC. Counts cover this site, not the whole rental market, and may change before the next page refresh.

Check before you pay

Applying for housing assistance or joining an agency waitlist is free. An agency will not ask you to pay by app, wire or gift card to get a spot. Use HUD’s contact page to find your housing agency, then call to check an offer.

Do not pay to view a home or hold a waitlist spot. Before sending rent or a deposit, confirm the home and the person’s right to rent it. See FTC advice on checking a rental.

Sources checked October 16, 2026: HUD OIG’s August 2024 waitlist fraud bulletin and FTC rental-scam guidance (June 2026).

Rental terms used on this page

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8): Rental help run by a housing authority. You find a home, and the agency checks the unit, rent and your household before it approves payment.
Payment standard: An amount the agency uses to work out housing assistance for a unit size and area. It does not mean that any home at that rent will be approved.
FMR and SAFMR: HUD rent estimates for an area (Fair Market Rent) or ZIP code (Small Area Fair Market Rent). They include rent and most tenant-paid utilities. Your agency may use a different payment standard.
Utility allowance: The agency’s estimate of the cost of utilities you must pay. It is not a promise to pay your actual bills.
Gross rent and tenant share: Gross rent combines the lease rent and the agency’s utility allowance. Your tenant share is the part you must pay after the agency works out your help.
Portability: Moving with a voucher to an area served by another housing agency. Ask your current worker what to do before you move.
Request for tenancy approval: The unit and owner paperwork your agency needs to start its rent and housing-quality review. Ask the agency for its form and deadline.

Definitions: HUD’s tenant voucher guide, checked October 16, 2026. Confirm the rules and forms with your own agency.

HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 97205

Small-Area FMR · FY2027

HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 97205, monthly dollars, fiscal year 2027
Bedrooms	HUD benchmark / mo
Studio	$1,420
1 bedroom	$1,510
2 bedrooms	$1,730
3 bedrooms	$2,360
4 bedrooms	$2,800

These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.

Compare HUD rent benchmarks across Portland

Selected example ZIP codes, not a ranking of neighborhoods or a count of available homes. These FY2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents are gross rent benchmarks. The authority's adopted schedule may use different amounts or group several ZIPs together.

Monthly HUD SAFMR benchmarks by ZIP and bedroom count for fiscal year 2027
ZIP	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR
97203	$1,570	$1,800	$2,440
97206	$1,590	$1,830	$2,480
97211	$1,800	$2,070	$2,810
97217	$1,940	$2,230	$3,030
97233	$1,510	$1,730	$2,360

Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Confirm the unit's ZIP, agency, utility allowance and effective schedule before applying.

Before you apply for an apartment in Portland

Confirm the agency and county for each address. Home Forward’s Multnomah County schedule should not be carried into a Washington County, Clackamas County or Clark County calculation. Ask your coordinator whether a proposed move requires portability.

Check the right rent schedule

Home Forward’s January 1, 2026 schedule has one row for all Multnomah County, including a $1,922 two-bedroom standard. The neighborhood ZIP groups printed below it do not create nine different subsidy amounts. The standard is an input to the household calculation, not the assistance payment.

Compare rent plus utilities

Home Forward’s utility worksheet is effective June 1, 2026 for initial lease-ups and July 1 for annual reviews. Confirm fuel, building type, weatherization and who pays each service. Have the coordinator select the applicable entries rather than adding the entire worksheet.

Prepare the unit for approval

Get the current tenancy instructions from your Rent Assistance Services Coordinator. The landlord forms page provides inspection checklists, the HAP contract and a rent-reasonableness worksheet. Confirm which documents the owner must supply and the approved assistance start date.

Official local documents

Guidance by VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Sources reviewed September 30, 2026. Listing availability is checked separately. Confirm changing services with the linked provider. Report a correction and include this page’s address.

From a shortlist to an approved Portland apartment

Compare Portland-area homes using the full address and county, owner rent, utilities and household calculation. The January 2026 Home Forward table applies across Multnomah County; a different neighborhood label alone is not evidence of a larger subsidy. Compare practical access and total costs as well as rent.

1. Separate monthly costs from move-in costs
Collect the proposed rent, utility and appliance responsibilities, deposit, available date and application terms. Record whether the building type and weatherization affect the utility worksheet. Send consistent terms to the owner and coordinator so the estimate describes the unit you would actually lease.
2. Use the coordinator’s current household determination
Home Forward publishes local household-share rules, including a 50% gross-income limit at initial leasing. Ask your coordinator to explain the actual calculation and leave room in your budget below any approval ceiling. Keep current rent figures separate from a later household notice.
3. Resolve paperwork and inspection before the move
Ask the coordinator which tenancy documents are still needed and have the owner confirm inspection access. Keep copies, submission dates and requested corrections. Confirm the assistance effective date before relying on the owner’s proposed move-in date.

Questions to resolve while comparing units

Do the nine ZIP groups mean nine 2026 Home Forward standards?: The adopted January 1, 2026 table uses one row for all Multnomah County. Ask Home Forward about the applicable bedroom size and any exception for your household.
Does the announced March 2027 change affect today’s rent?: Do not replace your current determination with the announcement. Home Forward says affected households will receive an individual notice before their change takes effect. Ask about the budget impact if your proposed lease extends into 2027.
Can I take this estimate to a home across the county line?: Confirm the receiving program and portability process first. A Home Forward calculation does not establish what another agency will approve.

Home Forward participant guidance

Compare two rental offers in Portland

Copy or print this sheet for a viewing. Record the owner’s written terms for each unit, then take the completed comparison to your housing worker. Blank entries mean information to collect, not zero cost.

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Blank rental-offer comparison worksheet
Information to collect	Offer A	Offer B
Address, unit and owner contact	To collect	To collect
Bedrooms, entrance and access needs	To collect	To collect
Proposed monthly rent	To collect	To collect
Utilities paid by renter; heating system	To collect	To collect
Required fees and optional charges	To collect	To collect
Deposit and other move-in costs	To collect	To collect
Trip to work, services and viewings	To collect	To collect
Agency, voucher deadline and next step	To collect	To collect

The advertised rent and utility bills are not your final tenant share. Ask your administering agency to review its payment standard, utility allowance, rent reasonableness and inspection requirements for the actual unit.

Worksheet: VoucherMatch, October 16, 2026. Based on HUD’s tenant search and tenancy-approval guidance. Use your agency’s official forms to submit a unit; this sheet is a preparation aid.

Suggested citation: VoucherMatch Editorial Team. Rental offer comparison worksheet. October 16, 2026. vouchermatch.com/section-8-apartments.

Find the right application and voucher help

Use the researched agency guides for program-specific notices, official application routes, existing-case help and adopted rent schedules. A HUD rent benchmark or a rental listing does not establish an application opening or agency approval.

Home Forward (Housing Authority of Portland): applications, contacts and next steps →
Local housing help and application assistance

Public Housing Authorities

Housing Authority of Portland

HUD PHA code OR002 · 12,474 HCV vouchers

HCV list: last checked closed

The voucher list was closed to new applications when checked. Ask how the next opening will be announced. This does not stop an existing voucher holder from searching for an apartment.

The administering agency’s current page states that the tenant-based HCV waiting list is closed. Check the agency for the next opening; other housing programs may have different application windows.

Checked October 20, 2026. Read the authority source.

Office details, application guidance and rent questions →

Address: 135 Sw Ash St, Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 802-8300

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Compare ZIP-level HUD rent benchmarks across Portland, then confirm the applicable payment standard with your housing authority.

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