Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in The Plains, OH

Discover affordable housing in The Plains where there are 4+ 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.

Sandstone Apartments

100 N Plains Rd, The Plains, Ohio 45780

Evergreen Estates

45 E 4th St , The Plains, Ohio 45780

First Street Village

40 E 1st St, The Plains, Ohio 45780

Scattered Sites

33 E 3rd St, The Plains, Ohio 45780

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In The Plains, Ohio
$18.62/hour
$11.62 (+166%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $11.37 (+157%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in The Plains, Ohio?

The City of The Plains has 2,724 people living in 1,554 households.

There are 1,208 renters living in 731 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.35 percent of the population living in The Plains.

What is the rental market like in The Plains, Ohio?

There are an estimated 1,713 housing units in the The Plains area. Of these, 815 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in The Plains, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in The Plains?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in The Plains
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
52 150 439 90 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in The Plains

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 The Plains

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $804 to $1,491. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $804
One BR $809
Two BR $983
Three BR $1,189
Four BR $1,491
2024 Fair Market Rents in The Plains, Ohio

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

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 30 58 percent
One BR 120 80 percent
Two BR 259 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in The Plains, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in The Plains?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 174
Public Housing 18
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 99
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in The Plains, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in The Plains, Ohio

The Plains features 175 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 The Plains, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in The Plains, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay The Plains landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in The Plains.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in The Plains, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $885 and $1,081.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.