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

Discover affordable housing in Guernsey County where there are 16+ 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.

Aspen Greene

105 Meadow brook Dr, Byesville, Ohio 43723

Cambridge Heights Apartments

1525 Elm Street, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Cambridge Village

220 Columbia Ct, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Coventry Heights

18 Yorkshire Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Lakeview Terrace

621 S 7th St, Byesville, Ohio 43723

Byesville Gardens

243 Sequoia Dr, Byesville, Ohio 43723

Heritage Court

720 S 10th St, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Quaker City Apartments

355 Barnesville St, Quaker City, Ohio 0

Berwick Hotel Apartments

601 Wheeling Ave, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Sky Meadows

6533 Fairdale Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Huston Hills

Huston Hills Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Village at Skye Meadows

1448 Wills Creek Valley Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Houston Hills

432 Huston Hills Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Cambridge Commons

419 Columbia Ct, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Pine Knoll

1100 Maple Ct, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

Cambridge Management Corp

1481 Wills Creek Valley Dr, Cambridge, Ohio 43725

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Guernsey County, Ohio
$16.29/hour
$9.29 (+133%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.04 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Guernsey County, Ohio Affordable Housing ↓

How many renters live in Guernsey County, Ohio?

The County of Guernsey County has 38,409 people living in 16,165 households.

There are 9,861 renters living in 4,428 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.67 percent of the population living in Guernsey County.

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

There are an estimated 19,051 housing units in the Guernsey County area. Of these, 4,962 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Guernsey County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Guernsey County?

The rental vacancy rate in Guernsey County is 10 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 Guernsey County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Guernsey County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
144 876 1,838 1,176 381
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Guernsey County

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Guernsey County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,315. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $655
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,090
Four BR $1,315
2024 Fair Market Rents in Guernsey County, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Guernsey 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 60 42 percent
One BR 539 62 percent
Two BR 1,072 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Guernsey County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Guernsey County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 483
Public Housing 179
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 282
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 208
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Guernsey County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County features 561 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 Guernsey County, Ohio

There are 328 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Guernsey County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Guernsey County, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Guernsey County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Guernsey County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.