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

Discover affordable housing in Stark County where there are 75+ 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.

Wilson Pointe

515 5th St NW , Canton, Ohio 44703

Friendship Village

1308 Cherry Rd NW , Massillon, Ohio 44647

Chip Townhouses

3124 Kalahari St NE, Canton, Ohio 44705

Ellisdale Homes

3809 31st St NE, Canton, Ohio 44705

Canton Towers

131 5th St NE, Canton, Ohio 44702

Mayfield Manor II

3846 11th St SW, Canton, Ohio 44710

Mayfield Manor III

3830 11th St SW, Canton, Ohio 44710

Mayfield Manor

3844 11th St SW, Canton, Ohio 44710

Engle Terrace

500 4th Ave SW, Beach City, Ohio 44608

Rootstown Villa Apartments

4263 Sabin Dr, Robertsville, Ohio 44272

Yorkview Estates Apartments

2198 Harsh Ave SE, Massillon, Ohio 44646

Village Towers

4955 Higbee Ave NW, Canton, Ohio 44718

Lake Senior Housing

1663 Edison St, Uniontown, Ohio 0

Ican Gardens Apartments

3302 Millvale Ave NE, Canton, Ohio 44705

Lakeview Estates

450 Waterside Ave, Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614

Echoing Ridge Residential

604 Beverly Ave, Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614

Massillon Housing for the Elderly

400 23rd St NE, Massillon, Ohio 44646

Skyline Terraces

635 Alan Page Dr SE, Canton, Ohio 44707

Village Garden

1327 Market Ave N, Canton, Ohio 44714

Downtowner

621 Market Ave N, Canton, Ohio 44702

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Stark County, Ohio
$17.14/hour
$10.14 (+145%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Stark County, 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 Stark County, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Stark County, Ohio?

The County of Stark County has 372,657 people living in 155,070 households.

There are 103,331 renters living in 47,866 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.73 percent of the population living in Stark County.

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

There are an estimated 167,998 housing units in the Stark County area. Of these, 50,027 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Stark County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Stark County?

The rental vacancy rate in Stark County is 2 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 Stark County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stark County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
661 9,493 20,205 14,631 2,417
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Stark County

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Stark County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $613 to $1,205. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $613
One BR $690
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,134
Four BR $1,205
2024 Fair Market Rents in Stark County, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Stark 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 343 52 percent
One BR 6,446 68 percent
Two BR 12,335 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Stark County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Stark County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,132
Public Housing 2,369
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,135
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 44
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 231
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 51
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Stark County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Stark County, Ohio

Stark County features 4,460 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 Stark County, Ohio

There are 815 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Stark County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Stark County, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Stark County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Stark County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Stark County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.