Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in West Carrollton, OH

Discover affordable housing in West Carrollton where there are 2+ 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.

Canterbury Court

450 N Elm Street, West Carrollton, Ohio 45449

The Voyageur Apartments

841 Gawain Cir, West Carrollton, Ohio 45449

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In West Carrollton, Ohio
$19.38/hour
$12.38 (+177%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve West Carrollton, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for West Carrollton, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in West Carrollton, Ohio?

The City of West Carrollton has 13,060 people living in 6,071 households.

There are 5,067 renters living in 2,450 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.8 percent of the population living in West Carrollton.

What is the rental market like in West Carrollton, Ohio?

There are an estimated 6,516 housing units in the West Carrollton area. Of these, 2,597 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in West Carrollton, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in West Carrollton?

The rental vacancy rate in West Carrollton is 4 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 West Carrollton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Carrollton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
77 693 1,129 498 53
Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Carrollton

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 West Carrollton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $743 to $1,459. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $743
One BR $800
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,459
2024 Fair Market Rents in West Carrollton, Ohio

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

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 12 16 percent
One BR 295 43 percent
Two BR 636 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in West Carrollton, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in West Carrollton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 315
Public Housing 119
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 148
Tracked Units by Federal Program in West Carrollton, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in West Carrollton, Ohio

West Carrollton features 150 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 West Carrollton, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in West Carrollton, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay West Carrollton landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in West Carrollton.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in West Carrollton, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.