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

Discover affordable housing in Alger 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.

Windy Knoll Apartments

210 E Wagner St, Alger, Ohio 45812

Fountainhead Apartments

205 W Shadley Street, Alger, Ohio 45812

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Alger, Ohio
$16.29/hour
$9.29 (+133%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.04 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Alger, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Alger, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Alger, Ohio?

The City of Alger has 784 people living in 343 households.

There are 228 renters living in 122 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.08 percent of the population living in Alger.

What is the rental market like in Alger, Ohio?

There are an estimated 389 housing units in the Alger area. Of these, 128 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Alger, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Alger?

The rental vacancy rate in Alger is 5 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 Alger for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alger
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6 38 39 30 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Alger

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

Among renter households in this market, 25 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Alger

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,215. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $701
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,079
Four BR $1,215
2024 Fair Market Rents in Alger, Ohio

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

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 3 50 percent
One BR 38 100 percent
Two BR 28 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Alger, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Alger?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 60
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Alger, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Alger, Ohio

Alger features 60 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 Alger, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Alger, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Alger, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $774 and $946.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.