Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Highland Hills, OH

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Shaker Place Apartments

3600 Northfield Rd, Highland Hills, Ohio 44122

calendar_today Opened: Nov 9
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Highland Hills, 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 Highland Hills, 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 programs for Highland Hills, Ohio.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Highland Hills, Ohio.
Operates the Mainstream Voucher, Shelter Plus Care programs for Highland Hills, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Highland Hills, Ohio?

The City of Highland Hills has 699 people living in 218 households.

There are 255 renters living in 155 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.48 percent of the population living in Highland Hills.

What is the rental market like in Highland Hills, Ohio?

There are an estimated 233 housing units in the Highland Hills area. Of these, 155 units are rental homes, making up 67 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Highland Hills, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Highland Hills?

The rental vacancy rate in Highland Hills 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 Highland Hills for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Highland Hills
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
25 87 22 21 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Highland Hills

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 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 Highland Hills

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 Highland Hills, Ohio

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

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 25 100 percent
One BR 84 97 percent
Two BR 22 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Highland Hills, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Highland Hills?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 80
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Highland Hills, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Highland Hills, Ohio

Highland Hills features 4 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 Highland Hills, Ohio

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Highland Hills.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Highland Hills, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Highland Hills landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Highland Hills.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.