Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Champaign County, OH

Discover affordable housing in Champaign County where there are 18+ 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.

Hattie Greene

414 N Rohrer St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Edgewood Hill Apartments

814 Gwynne St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Cherry Arbors

125 Cherry St, North Lewisburg, Ohio 43060

Walnut Hill Apartments

428 E Walnut St, St Paris, Ohio 43072

Pleasantview Apartments

300 Pleasantview Est, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044

Lawnwood Common Apartments

384 W Main St , St Paris, Ohio 43072

Arbourway Apartments

265 W Elm St, North Lewisburg, Ohio 43060

Rotary Manor

125 E Ward St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Messiah Community

848 E Court St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Mechanicsburg Village

41 Walnut St, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044

Gwynne Village

719 Mosgrove St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Urbana Village

1060 S High St, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Pleasantview Estates DELETE

Pleasantview Est, Mechanicsburg, Ohio 43044

Settlers Ridge Apartments

941 W State Route 29, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Stoney Ridge

Edgewood and Mosgrove, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Urbana Court Apts

744 East Court St., Urbana, Ohio

South Urbana Retirement

339 Lewis B Moore Dr, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Ccris Apartments

405 Jefferson Ave, Urbana, Ohio 43078

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Champaign County, Ohio
$16.65/hour
$9.65 (+138%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.40 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Champaign County, Ohio?

The County of Champaign County has 38,715 people living in 15,612 households.

There are 8,665 renters living in 3,698 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.38 percent of the population living in Champaign County.

What is the rental market like in Champaign County, Ohio?

There are an estimated 16,870 housing units in the Champaign County area. Of these, 3,920 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Champaign County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Champaign County?

The rental vacancy rate in Champaign County is 4 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 Champaign County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Champaign County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
65 659 1,030 1,507 312
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Champaign County

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Champaign County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $676 to $1,262. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $676
One BR $694
Two BR $879
Three BR $1,170
Four BR $1,262
2024 Fair Market Rents in Champaign County, Ohio

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

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 51 78 percent
One BR 458 69 percent
Two BR 630 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Champaign County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Champaign County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 342
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 208
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 39
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 250
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Champaign County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Champaign County, Ohio

Champaign County features 454 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 Champaign County, Ohio

There are 223 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Champaign County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Champaign County, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Champaign County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Champaign County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Champaign County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $791 and $967.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.