These data resources support developers, legislators, local leaders, and housing advocates in making informed decisions. Use them to strengthen funding applications, shape effective housing policy, and guide strategic planning for affordable rental housing.
Questions? Contact the OHCS Data and Research team at
hcs_research@hcs.oregon.gov.
Affordable Rental Housing Data
Affordable Rental Housing Dashboard
The Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) Dashboard displays OHCS’ active property portfolio with data on state and federal funded multifamily homes. This includes properties funded with:
- Local Innovation Fast Track (LIFT)
- General Housing Account Program (GHAP)
- 4% and 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
- Housing Trust Fund (HTF)
- Housing Development Grant Program (HDGP)
- Low-income Weatherization Program (LIWX)
View the Affordable Rental Housing Dasbhoard.
ARH Preservation Dashboard
The Preservation Dashboard is a tool to help OHCS, and its partners better understand how we can preserve affordable rental homes throughout the state. This means making sure current rent restricted or rent assisted properties can continue to operate and provide homes to individuals and families who would not otherwise be able to afford a home in their area at market rents.
View the Preservation Dashboard.
System Development Charge Study
In 2021, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 3040, directing OHCS to prepare a study of System Development Charges (SDCs)— one-time fees charged on new development to help pay for existing and planned infrastructure to serve growth. This report provides a statewide look at how SDC rates are established, the role they play in funding infrastructure, and how they impact housing cost and production.
Read the SDC Study.
Data Resources for the Oregon Centralized Application
OHCS Geographic Designation
The Rural Definition is a list of cities and counties to help applicants identify if their property is eligible for funding set-aside for rural areas. The OHCS Geographic Designation map should help applicants select a geographic category when completing their Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) for development funding.
View the OHCS Geographic Designation map.
Oregon Housing Insights Tool
ORCA Applicants are required to meet certain location-based criteria to receive an initial conditional commitment for funding. One way to do so is by meeting two of the five criteria in the Anti-Displacement Index. All applicants must use data provided and published by OHCS when completing the ORCA Impact Assessment step. Applicants can use the Oregon Housing Insights map to determine the geographical designation of a property location. You can search for the property address to determine its geographic designation. There are four designations:
- Metro
- Rural
- Non-Metro Urban
- Suburban or Small City
View the Oregon Housing Insights Tool.
Learn more about
how to use the Oregon Housing Insights Tool when putting together your ORCA application.
Statewide Housing Data
Oregon Affordable Housing Inventory
The Oregon Affordable Housing Inventory (OAHI) is the state’s inventory of affordable housing listing properties funded by OHCS, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Metro, Oregon’s public housing authorities, and many counties and city governments.
View the Oregon Affordable Housing Inventory.
Oregon Housing Needs Analysis
The Oregon Housing Needs Analysis (OHNA) began in 2019, when the Oregon legislature passed House Bill 2003 to help Oregon address housing supply and housing planning process needs.
Learn more about OHNA.
Oregon County Housing Profiles Dashboard
The county profiles aim to tell a comprehensive story about why Oregon has the kind of housing problems that it does, specifically regarding lack of affordable housing units, the high cost of buying a home, and high levels of homelessness across the state. County profile are broken up into five sections:
- Population
- Poverty and income
- Homeownership
- Rental housing
- Homelessness
View the county profiles.
State of the State Report
The State of the State Housing Report gives a high-level view of Oregon's housing state. Diving into key housing data and trends, the report aims to provide insight into some of the most pressing matters affecting housing affordability and its impacts on Oregonians.
Read the State of the State Report.
Employment Data
Use the employment data from Oregon Employment Department to better understand workforce trends from around the state.
View Oregon employment data.