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

Discover affordable housing in Westerville where there are 9+ 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.

Harris-Askins House

200 S State St, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Columbus Colony Housing 1

1165 Colony Dr, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Sugar Grove Square

530 S State St, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Forest Edge

229 Huber Village Blvd, Westerville, Ohio 43081

The Woods at Central College

700 East St, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Ravine At Central College

630 S Sunbury Rd , Westerville, Ohio 43081

Westerville Senior Housing

610 S Sunbury Rd, Westerville, Ohio 43081

Westerville Woods Senior Housing

7150 Sunbury Rd, Westerville, Ohio 43082

Cooper Colony Apartments

6097 Cooper Colony Dr, Westerville, Ohio 43081

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Westerville, Ohio
$24.66/hour
$17.66 (+252%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $17.41 (+240%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Westerville, 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 Westerville, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Westerville, Ohio?

The City of Westerville has 38,911 people living in 14,939 households.

There are 7,853 renters living in 3,686 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.18 percent of the population living in Westerville.

What is the rental market like in Westerville, Ohio?

There are an estimated 15,728 housing units in the Westerville area. Of these, 3,962 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Westerville, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Westerville?

The rental vacancy rate in Westerville is 6 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 Westerville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Westerville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
177 778 1,847 784 85
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Westerville

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Westerville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $970 to $1,745. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $970
One BR $1,065
Two BR $1,302
Three BR $1,574
Four BR $1,745
2024 Fair Market Rents in Westerville, Ohio

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

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 441 57 percent
Two BR 885 48 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Westerville, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Westerville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 166
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 89
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Westerville, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Westerville, Ohio

Westerville features 282 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 Westerville, Ohio

There are 211 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Westerville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Westerville, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Westerville landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Westerville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Westerville, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,172 and $1,432.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.