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

Discover affordable housing in Jeffersonville where there are 3+ 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.

Summer Tree Terrace

71 N Main St, Jeffersonville, Ohio 43128

Grace Meadows

467 Woodsview Sq, Jeffersonville, Ohio 43128

Jeffersonville Green

11 Colonial Dr, Jeffersonville, Ohio 43128

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jeffersonville, Ohio
$16.48/hour
$9.48 (+135%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.23 (+127%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jeffersonville, 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 Jeffersonville, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Jeffersonville, Ohio?

The City of Jeffersonville has 1,085 people living in 457 households.

There are 668 renters living in 272 renter households in this City. Renters make up 61.57 percent of the population living in Jeffersonville.

What is the rental market like in Jeffersonville, Ohio?

There are an estimated 498 housing units in the Jeffersonville area. Of these, 280 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jeffersonville, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jeffersonville?

The rental vacancy rate in Jeffersonville 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 Jeffersonville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jeffersonville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 30 155 73 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jeffersonville

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Jeffersonville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $611 to $1,230. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $611
One BR $722
Two BR $870
Three BR $1,128
Four BR $1,230
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jeffersonville, Ohio

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 25 83 percent
Two BR 117 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jeffersonville, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Jeffersonville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 64
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 64
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jeffersonville, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Jeffersonville, Ohio

Jeffersonville features 113 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 Jeffersonville, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jeffersonville, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Jeffersonville landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Jeffersonville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jeffersonville, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $783 and $957.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.