Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Portage County, Ohio.

Waiting List
Closed: Portage Woods Moderate Rehabilitation Program Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Section 8 (tenant-based) Voucher Program Other Project Based Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Portage County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Portage Woods Moderate Rehabilitation Program Other Project Based Waiting List

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) Moderate Rehabilitation Program waiting list for apartments at Portage Woods is closed.

The PMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on an unconfirmed date in November 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Military Preference: A Preference is given if the Head of Household, Spouse or Co-head is a Veteran or Survivor of a Veteran (honorably discharged) who actively served in a branch of the US Armed Services or who is a currently active member of a branch of the US Armed Services. Survivor includes the Spouse or Widow of a Veteran (unless remarried).

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PMHA on December 6, 2021.

Closed: Section 8 (tenant-based) Voucher Program Other Project Based Waiting List

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental housing assistance in Portage County, Ohio.

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) last accepted Section 8 (tenant-based) Voucher Program waiting list applications from the earliest confined date of December 6, 2023, until December 31, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to call the PMHA to request an application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PMHA public notice on December 8, 2023.

Open Until Further Notice: Portage County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from November 21, 2018 at 8:00 am ET, until further notice. It was last open in September, 2016.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Active Military and Veterans.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PMHA Public Notice on November 21, 2018.

Open Until Further Notice: Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open.

The PMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list as of November, 2018, until further notice.

Please note: A one-person household must be an elderly or disabled adult.

To apply, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the PMHA website.

About The Agency

Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,097 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 7:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 7:00am-5:00pm

2832 Ohio 59, Ravenna, OH

Visit Website(330) 297-1489

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How large is the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 1,775 low-income households. The agency manages 1,946 Housing Choice Vouchers and 277 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority households.

How many Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 497 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 1384 female-headed renter households living in Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority renters?

Black 639
Native American 18
White 1,083
Hispanic 18

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority?

There are 426 households headed by seniors served by the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 24% of households in Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority housing?

There are 497 persons with disabilities living in Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority?

The Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority

West Side Developments

1645 Athena Dr, Kent, Ohio 44240

East Side Developments

777 Eastowne Dr, Ravenna, Ohio 44266