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

Discover affordable housing in Middletown where there are 24+ 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.

Trailbridge Townhomes

660 LaFayette Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Cypress Commons

2450 Saybrook Dr, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Woodlands on Lafayette

2101 S Main St , Middletown, Ohio 45044

Hope House Mission

1001 Grove St., Middletown, Ohio 45044

Midham Homes

403 Curtis St, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Middlefair Homes

1551 Jackson Ln, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Jackson Lane Apartments

1531 Jackson Ln, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Curtis Street Apartments

428 Curtis St, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Trinity Manor Senior Housing Lp

301 Clark St, Middletown, Ohio 45042

Dublin House of Middletown Oh

1425 Central Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Townhomes West

1820 S. Main St, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Robin Springs

6930 Mount Vernon St, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Aspen Grove Apartments

1925 Aaron Dr, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Royal Pines

2900 N Verity Pkwy, Middletown, Ohio 45042

Lakota Pointe Townhouses

6840 Lakota Pointe Ln, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Mayfield Village

2030 Aaron Dr, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Aspen Grove

1975 Aaron Dr, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Middletown Estates

601 Concord Ave, Middletown, Ohio 45044

J. Ross Hunt Towers

112 S Clinton St, Middletown, Ohio 45044

Vienna Forest Apartments

Bavarian St and Dixie Hwy, Middletown, Ohio 45042

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Middletown, Ohio
$22.63/hour
$15.63 (+223%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $15.38 (+212%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Middletown, 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 Middletown, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Middletown, Ohio?

The City of Middletown has 50,514 people living in 20,941 households.

There are 21,741 renters living in 9,679 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43.04 percent of the population living in Middletown.

What is the rental market like in Middletown, Ohio?

There are an estimated 22,819 housing units in the Middletown area. Of these, 10,124 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Middletown, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Middletown?

The rental vacancy rate in Middletown is 3 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 Middletown for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middletown
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
404 2,145 4,253 2,204 608
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Middletown

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Middletown

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $810 to $1,766. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $810
One BR $919
Two BR $1,195
Three BR $1,588
Four BR $1,766
2024 Fair Market Rents in Middletown, Ohio

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

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 294 73 percent
One BR 1,592 74 percent
Two BR 3,196 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Middletown, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Middletown?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 647
Public Housing 225
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 309
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 60
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Middletown, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Middletown, Ohio

Middletown features 1,028 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 Middletown, Ohio

There are 965 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Middletown.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Middletown, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Middletown landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Middletown.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Middletown, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,076 and $1,315.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.