Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Ontario, WI

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Hillcrest Manor Apartments

406 Park St, Ontario, Wisconsin 54651

calendar_today Opened: Mar 21
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On March 21st, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ontario, Wisconsin
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Wisconsin minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Ontario, Wisconsin Affordable Housing ↓

What HUD offices serve Ontario, Wisconsin?

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 Ontario, Wisconsin.

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

How many renters live in Ontario, Wisconsin?

The City of Ontario has 415 people living in 170 households.

There are 48 renters living in 26 renter households in this City. Renters make up 11.57 percent of the population living in Ontario.

What is the rental market like in Ontario, Wisconsin?

There are an estimated 192 housing units in the Ontario area. Of these, 40 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ontario, Wisconsin, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ontario?

The rental vacancy rate in Ontario is 35 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 Ontario for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ontario
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 6 6 9 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ontario

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

Among renter households in this market, 8 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 Ontario

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $619 to $1,419. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $619
One BR $703
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,205
Four BR $1,419
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ontario, Wisconsin

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

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
One BR 6 100 percent
Two BR 6 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ontario, Wisconsin

How many affordable rental units are in Ontario?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ontario, Wisconsin

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

Income Based Apartments in Ontario, Wisconsin

Ontario features 12 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 Ontario, Wisconsin

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ontario, Wisconsin

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Ontario landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Ontario.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.