This housing agency serves Stark County, Ohio.
| Waiting List | |
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| Open Now: Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Stark County, Ohio Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least June, 2019, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Stark County, Ohio.
The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The SMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from March 1, 2023, until March 15, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA website on January 25, 2023.
Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 4,279 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
400 Tuscarawas Street East, Canton, OH
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Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 3,518 low-income households. The agency manages 1,755 Housing Choice Vouchers and 2,132 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 879 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority.
There are 2814 female-headed renter households living in Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,900 |
| Native American | 35 |
| White | 1,513 |
| Hispanic | 70 |
There are 703 households headed by seniors served by the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 20% of households in Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.
There are 668 persons with disabilities living in Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority.
The Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on April 27, 2025 and closed on April 27, 2025.
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Apartments and homes listed for rent locally may accept a Section 8 voucher, even if the listing doesn't mention the program.Josie Shivers says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a very helpful website. I was able to put it in a Section 8 application, and received a letter that I was chosen to be on a waiting list!"