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

Discover affordable housing in Blacklick where there are 5+ 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.

Walnut Grove Apartments

751 Chestnut Grove Dr , Blacklick, Ohio 43004

Chestnut Grove Apartments

831 Acorn Grove Dr , Blacklick, Ohio 43004

Chestnut House

771 Chestnut Grove Dr, Blacklick, Ohio 43004

East Broad Street Village

176 Braeburn Dr, Blacklick, Ohio 43004

The Woods at Mcneil Farm

27 Bannockburn Blvd, Blacklick, Ohio 43004

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blacklick, 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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How many renters live in Blacklick, Ohio?

The City of Blacklick has 9,010 people living in 3,319 households.

There are 3,347 renters living in 939 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.15 percent of the population living in Blacklick.

What is the rental market like in Blacklick, Ohio?

There are an estimated 3,514 housing units in the Blacklick area. Of these, 1,025 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blacklick, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blacklick?

The rental vacancy rate in Blacklick is 8 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 Blacklick for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blacklick
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 184 10 638 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blacklick

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Blacklick

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 Blacklick, Ohio

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

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 163 89 percent
Two BR 10 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blacklick, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Blacklick?

Income Based Apartments in Blacklick, Ohio

Blacklick features 121 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 Blacklick, Ohio

There are 246 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blacklick.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blacklick, Ohio

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.