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

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

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

How many renters live in Eaton, Ohio?

The City of Eaton has 8,360 people living in 3,673 households.

There are 2,198 renters living in 1,156 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.29 percent of the population living in Eaton.

What is the rental market like in Eaton, Ohio?

There are an estimated 3,932 housing units in the Eaton area. Of these, 1,268 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Eaton, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Eaton?

The rental vacancy rate in Eaton is 9 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 Eaton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eaton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 231 558 308 40
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eaton

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Eaton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $650 to $1,321. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $650
One BR $655
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,127
Four BR $1,321
2024 Fair Market Rents in Eaton, Ohio

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

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 58 percent
One BR 170 74 percent
Two BR 381 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Eaton, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Eaton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 147
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 64
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Eaton, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Eaton, Ohio

Eaton features 133 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 Eaton, Ohio

There are 107 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Eaton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Eaton, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Eaton landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Eaton.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.