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

Discover affordable housing in Lorain where there are 28+ 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.

Marshall Plaza Apartments

1940 W 27th St, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Pearl Village Apartments

4221 Pearl Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44055

International Plaza

1825 Homewood Drive, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Oberlin Manor

1220 W 37th St, Lorain, Ohio 44053

Booker T Washington

3002 Fulmer Rd, Lorain, Ohio 44053

Lowell Apartments

1833 E 31st St, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Mil Sheffield

1480 Lincoln Blvd, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Sacred Heart Manor

4285 Pearl Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Berkshire Court

1615 E 29th St, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Sheffield Vistas

1480 Lincoln Boulevard, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Westlake Gardens

5009 W Erie Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44053

Nativity Manor

1454 Lexington Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Faith House Transitional Housing

1561 E 30th St, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Sheffield Meadows Apartments

4850 Oneil Blvd, Lorain, Ohio 44055

Jenna Terrace Apartments

3152 Fulmer Rd, Lorain, Ohio 44053

Firelands Retirement Center

1025 W Erie Ave, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Westgate Gardens

2927 Leavitt Rd, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Nativity Housing

404 W 13th St, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Leavitt Homes

2310 W 20th St, Lorain, Ohio 44052

Lakeview Plaza

310 W 7th St, Lorain, Ohio 44052

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lorain, Ohio
$20.98/hour
$13.98 (+200%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $13.73 (+189%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lorain, 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), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) programs for Lorain, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Lorain, Ohio?

The City of Lorain has 65,366 people living in 27,957 households.

There are 22,408 renters living in 10,596 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.28 percent of the population living in Lorain.

What is the rental market like in Lorain, Ohio?

There are an estimated 30,289 housing units in the Lorain area. Of these, 13,022 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lorain, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lorain?

The rental vacancy rate in Lorain is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lorain
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
710 1,987 4,237 3,958 948
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lorain

A large number of apartments in Lorain 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 Lorain are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Lorain

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $811 to $1,527. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $811
One BR $913
Two BR $1,108
Three BR $1,434
Four BR $1,527
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lorain, Ohio

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

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 650 92 percent
One BR 1,728 87 percent
Two BR 3,395 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lorain, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Lorain?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 454
Public Housing 870
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 724
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lorain, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Lorain, Ohio

Lorain features 1,464 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 Lorain, Ohio

There are 586 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lorain.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lorain, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lorain landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lorain.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lorain, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.