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

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Steele Penn Crest Apartments

500 Busby Dr, Bowerston, Ohio 44695

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Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bowerston, 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 Bowerston, 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), Public Housing programs for Bowerston, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Bowerston, Ohio?

The City of Bowerston has 473 people living in 158 households.

There are 97 renters living in 47 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.51 percent of the population living in Bowerston.

What is the rental market like in Bowerston, Ohio?

There are an estimated 200 housing units in the Bowerston area. Of these, 47 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bowerston, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bowerston?

The rental vacancy rate in Bowerston is 0 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 Bowerston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bowerston
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 36 4 0 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bowerston

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Bowerston

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,145. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $655
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,141
Four BR $1,145
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bowerston, Ohio

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

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 32 89 percent
Two BR 1 25 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bowerston, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Bowerston?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bowerston, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Bowerston, Ohio

Bowerston features 50 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 Bowerston, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bowerston, Ohio

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.