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

Discover affordable housing in Greenfield where there are 6+ 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.

The Colony Apartments

101 Janice St, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Greenfield Meadows

200 N 11th Ave, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Greenhills Village

1199 Greenhills Dr, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Chautauqua Park

1000 S 5th St, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Mirabeau Terrace Apartments

155 Mirabeau St, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Sycamore Glen

1121 Sycamore Cir, Greenfield, Ohio 45123

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Greenfield, Ohio
$16.29/hour
$9.29 (+133%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.04 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Greenfield, 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) programs for Greenfield, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Greenfield, Ohio?

The City of Greenfield has 4,237 people living in 1,705 households.

There are 2,127 renters living in 885 renter households in this City. Renters make up 50.2 percent of the population living in Greenfield.

What is the rental market like in Greenfield, Ohio?

There are an estimated 2,026 housing units in the Greenfield area. Of these, 885 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greenfield, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greenfield?

The rental vacancy rate in Greenfield is 0 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 Greenfield for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
31 213 275 296 43
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Greenfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,318. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $706
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,052
Four BR $1,318
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greenfield, Ohio

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

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 31 100 percent
One BR 185 87 percent
Two BR 213 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greenfield, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Greenfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 38
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 85
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 102
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greenfield, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Greenfield, Ohio

Greenfield features 178 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 Greenfield, Ohio

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Greenfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greenfield, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Greenfield landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Greenfield.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Greenfield, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $774 and $946.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.