Local housing resources
Salem Housing Authority's Parkway East & West page (https://www.salemhousingor.com/parkway-east-west) describes 124 affordable two- and three-bedroom homes in two separate programs: 46 East and 78 West. Englewood East (https://www.salemhousingor.com/pageee) describes 50 homes in two separate buildings: a 42-unit senior building at 3140 Tess Ave NE and an eight-unit disability building at 3144 Tess Ave NE. The newer property-specific tenant selection plans are on the agency's plans and policies page (https://www.salemhousingor.com/plans-and-policies): East effective August 1, 2026 (https://www.salemhousingor.com/s/PE-TSP.pdf), West effective July 1, 2026 (https://www.salemhousingor.com/s/PW-TSP-7126.pdf), and Englewood East effective July 1, 2026 (https://www.salemhousingor.com/s/E-14-gEE-TSP-effective-7126-002.pdf). The policy index also names other programs, but its titles alone do not establish individual residence addresses or current rental opportunities. SHA's programs and properties overview (https://www.salemhousingor.com/programs-and-properties) puts these properties beneath “Closed Waiting Lists” and says applications for closed lists cannot be accepted until reopening is announced. Its general application-portal link is not evidence of an opening. The Parkway page describes four separate East/West and bedroom-size waiting lists. Wait-time estimates on property pages are not vacancies, a guaranteed wait, or a current invitation to apply. The combined Parkway page's 3103–3163 7th Pl NE range conflicts at its upper end with the newer East plan's 3137–3167 range; the West plan gives 3103–3135. Do not use a single house number for either multi-building property. Contact SHA through its directory (https://www.salemhousingor.com/sha-directory) to confirm the latest application status. Each 2026 tenant selection plan calls for adult criminal background checks and individualized consideration of unfavorable history and rehabilitation, but also lists specific exclusion grounds and lookback periods. No applicant is preapproved because of a general policy summary. Read the exact plan for the property and confirm eligibility, income limits, current rents and reasonable accommodations directly with SHA. Salem Housing Authority's Public Housing ACOP and Section 8 Administrative Plan are linked from https://www.salemhousingor.com/plans-and-policies; those distinct program policies are not automatically the rules for these four locations. Source review: September 29, 2026.