Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Geauga County, OH

Discover affordable housing in Geauga County where there are 4+ 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.

Lakeview Village Apartments

14855 Northview Dr, Middlefield, Ohio 44062

Bainbridge Manor Apartments

200 Shawnee St, Bainbridge, Ohio 45612

Scranton Woods Cloverdale

385 Center St, Chardon, Ohio 44024

Northview Apartments

14854 Northview Dr, Middlefield, Ohio 44062

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Geauga County, Ohio
$20.98/hour
$13.98 (+200%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $13.73 (+189%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Geauga County, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Geauga County, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Geauga County, Ohio?

The County of Geauga County has 95,469 people living in 35,775 households.

There are 9,854 renters living in 4,197 renter households in this County. Renters make up 10.32 percent of the population living in Geauga County.

What is the rental market like in Geauga County, Ohio?

There are an estimated 37,465 housing units in the Geauga County area. Of these, 4,777 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Geauga County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Geauga County?

The rental vacancy rate in Geauga County is 3 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 Geauga County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Geauga County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
111 855 1,435 1,361 698
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Geauga County

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Geauga County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $811 to $1,527. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $811
One BR $913
Two BR $1,108
Three BR $1,434
Four BR $1,527
2024 Fair Market Rents in Geauga County, Ohio

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

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 11 10 percent
One BR 600 70 percent
Two BR 814 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Geauga County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Geauga County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 84
Public Housing 242
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 76
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Geauga County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County features 338 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 Geauga County, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Geauga County, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Geauga County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Geauga County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Geauga County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.