Housing market/Oregon/ZIP 97103
ZIP 97103 Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
Clatsop County, OR · Oregon. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 97103 · OR
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 97103 — Astoria, OR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 97103
- 1-unit detached5,60070.2%
- 1-unit attached2232.8%
- 2–4 units1,04913.1%
- 5–49 units6738.4%
- 50+ units1401.8%
- Mobile2943.7%
2–4 unit share 13.1% · 5–49 unit share 8.4% · combined 2–49 21.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,156 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,049.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 46.5%; ≥50% 21.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,390 (1.202× ACS median gross rent).
Population
17,738 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -0.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 74 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 78 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 153 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 97103 37.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 9.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,156; population changed -0.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,049 units in 2–4-unit structures and 673 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 74 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,390 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,156. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Oregon research
ZIP 97103 is a Census / HUD profile for Clatsop County, OR. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 97103 — Astoria, OR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Oregon ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Oregon research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 97103?
ZIP 97103 (Clatsop County, OR) has 17,738 residents, 7,220 households, a renter share of 37.9%, median household income of $75,080, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,156. Vacancy is 9.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 97103?
ACS counts 411 units in 2-unit buildings, 638 in 3–4 unit buildings, 112 in 5–9, 134 in 10–19, and 427 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,722 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 97103?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,390. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 97103 — Astoria, OR HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Oregon ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 97103 is Census / HUD research for Clatsop County, OR. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Oregon property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.