Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Fostoria, OH

Discover affordable housing in Fostoria where there are 10+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Eco Village

1206 Beier Dr, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Wesley Village

608 Stinchcomb Dr, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Fostoria Townhouses

1207 Beier Dr, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Good Shepherd Housing

720 Chesapeake Ct, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Fostoria Green

1067 Carrie Ln, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Eco Village

1203 Peeler Dr., Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Wesley Commons

754 Stinchcomb Dr, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Dillon Crossing

819 Davoli St, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Quail Meadow

Stearns Rd, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

Seneca County Apartments

1021 Dillon Rd, Fostoria, Ohio 44830

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Fostoria, Ohio
$16.76/hour
$9.76 (+139%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.51 (+131%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Fostoria, Ohio?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Fostoria, Ohio.

Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Fostoria.

How many renters live in Fostoria, Ohio?

The City of Fostoria has 12,904 people living in 5,092 households.

There are 4,231 renters living in 1,748 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.79 percent of the population living in Fostoria.

What is the rental market like in Fostoria, Ohio?

There are an estimated 5,909 housing units in the Fostoria area. Of these, 1,926 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fostoria, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fostoria?

The rental vacancy rate in Fostoria is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Fostoria for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fostoria
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
112 433 631 400 162
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fostoria

A large number of apartments in Fostoria have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Fostoria are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Fostoria

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $650 to $1,534. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $650
One BR $740
Two BR $959
Three BR $1,242
Four BR $1,534
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fostoria, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fostoria?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 94 84 percent
One BR 348 80 percent
Two BR 451 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fostoria, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Fostoria?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Fostoria, Ohio including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 214
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 101
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 59
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fostoria, Ohio

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Fostoria, Ohio

Fostoria features 221 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Fostoria, Ohio

There are 214 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fostoria.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fostoria, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fostoria landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Fostoria.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fostoria, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $797 and $974.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.