Affordable Housing In Green
Summit County, Ohio

Waiting Lists in Green, Ohio

There is one Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list open in Green.

• is currently open for new Section 8 applications.

Go to the Ohio Section 8 Waiting Lists page for more openings near Green.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Green, 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.

Green, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Green, Ohio

Green features 0 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 Green, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Green, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Green, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $924 and $1,130.

2023 Green, Ohio Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Green, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Green is a city in Summit County, Ohio with a population of 25,868. There are 10,291 households in the city with an average household size of 2.50 persons. 24.61% of households in Green are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Green

The median gross income for households in Green is $62,605 a year, or $5,217 a month. The median rent for the city is $767 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Green, a household making less than $2,557 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.43% of households who rent are overburdened in Green.

Area Median Income In Green

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Green, the AMI is calculated from all households within Summit County.

In Green, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $82,000

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Green

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Green