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Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

100 West Cedar Street, Akron, OH

There are two waiting lists open now offered by Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority.

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Waiting Lists

Waiting ListStatus
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Open Until Further Notice
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Open Until Further Notice

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs in Summit County.

Go to the Ohio Section 8 Waiting Lists page or the Ohio Public Housing Waiting Lists page for more nearby housing applications.

Open Until Further Notice: Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list is currently open. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

To apply, go to the Akron housing assistance application here. 

The Section 8 waiting list offers several preference points.  They are:

  • Rent Burden or Homeless: 7 points
    - Given to clients who are paying more than 30% of their income for rent and utilities or living in substandard housing.
  • Involuntary Displacement by Government Action: 3 points
    - Given to clients who have been involuntarily displaced by government action
  • Veteran: 2 points
    - Given to veterans or spouses of veterans. This status is also given to family members of veterans living in the same household.
  • SCCS Certified Emancipated Youth: 2 points
    - Given to youth age 18 years of age to 21, who are working with Summit County Children Services to overcome or prevent homelessness.
  • Resident: 1 point
    - Given to clients living, working or attending school full time within Summit County.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 3307629631.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 09/20/2018.

Open Until Further Notice: Public Housing Waiting List

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The AMHA offers 20 public housing communities for families and fourteen communities dedicated to senior/disabled individuals. For a complete list of each community the AMHA offers, please follow this link.

To apply, please follow this link to apply online.

Once your application has been submitted, you will receive a confirmation number. Please write this number down for future reference.

No preferences were noted.

More information can be found by visiting the AMHA website at http://www.akronhousing.org/, or by calling 330-762-9631 during normal office hours.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 3307629631.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/04/2015.

About Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority

Website: http://www.akronhousing.org/index2.aspx.

Phone: (330) 762-9631.

About the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority manages 4,971 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Homeownership Family Unification Tenant Protection Moving To Work Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 9 20 2 4,826 23 89
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $257 $581 $456 $525 $1,061 $370
Monthly Cost $2,310 $11,624 $912 $2,531,765 $24,408 $32,897
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 12% having issued approximately 406 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 7 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 35 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.1 persons and has a household income of $10,348 per year. 98% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 30% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 53% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

6% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 56% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 16% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

46% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 45% of households with children have a female head of household. 80% of all households were headed by a female.

68% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 67% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 22% include at least one person with a disability. 32% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 73% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

27% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 32% with 2 bedrooms and 40% with 3 or more bedrooms. 30% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $279 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $556. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $141.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.