Baker County
Where are ADUs allowed in Baker County?
Baker County (outside city limits): Not permitted, excepting temporary hardship dwellings (medical hardship or hardship for the care of an aged or infirm relative)
Baker City: ADUs allowed in all residential zones (Baker City - land use zoning map)
Haines: Not permitted
Halfway: Not permitted
Sumpter: Not permitted
Homes give people an opportunity to build better lives and communities.
How do Baker County residents fare?
Baker County has a serious shortage of affordable housing
For every 100 families
with extremely low incomes, there are
only 37 affordable units available.
1 out of 5
renters are paying more than
50%
of their income in rent
265
units
are required
to meet the need
5 out of 8 renters
with extremely low incomes are paying
more than 50%
of their income in rent
Our neighbors are facing homelessness
Oregonians on fixed incomes
struggle to pay rent
even for a one bedroom apartment
1 in 17 students
experienced
homelessness
in 2018-2019
That’s 264 children
in Baker County,
during the 2019-2020 school year.
Workers cannot afford rent
$11.67
mean renter wage
A household must earn at least
$31,600
to afford a 2-bedroom apartment
at fair market rent
53 hours
number of hours per week
earning minimum wage
needed to afford a 2-bedroom apartment
Homeownership is out of reach for many
$184,000
median home value in 2020
up 8.5%
from 2019
The above information is courtesy of the Oregon Housing Alliance, Oregon Housing Alliance, www.oregonhousingalliance.org, (503) 226-3001