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

Discover affordable housing in Greene County where there are 39+ 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.

Jamestown Place

78 W Washington St, Jamestown, Ohio 45335

Cedar Trail

1832 Surrey Trail, Bellbrook, Ohio 45305

Landmark Village

264 Landmark Ct, Fairborn, Ohio 45324

The Terraces

150 W Dorothy Ln, Kettering, Ohio 45429

Kinsey Greene Apartments

1554 Greene Lake Dr, Xenia, Ohio 45385

John Sale Manor

119 W 2nd Street, Xenia, Ohio 45385

Jacobs Crossing

800 State Route 325 S, Centerville, Ohio 45685

Acorn Walk

Acorn Dr, Kettering, Ohio 45419

Kettering Park II

2780 E Dorothy L N, Kettering, Ohio 0

Parkview Place

1441 Parkbrook Dr, Centerville, Ohio 45458

Village Park Apartments

6747 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424

Trails of Oak Creek

1785 Renee Dr, Kettering, Ohio 45440

Woodsview Place

5764 Fisher Dr, Huber Heights, Ohio 45424

Fairborn Apartments

300 June Drive, Fairborn, Ohio 45324

Beavercreek Elderly

30 Woodcroft Trl, Beavercreek, Ohio 45430

Brandywine Place

520 Brandywine Dr, Xenia, Ohio 45385

Walter G. Sellers Senior Apartments

270 Mount Vernon Dr, Xenia, Ohio 45385

Hawthorn Landing Apartments

2701 Old Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn, Ohio 45324

AHEPA 113 Senior Apartments

2300 Country Line Rd, Beavercreek, Ohio 45430

Fairborn

801 Cold Springs Ct, Fairborn, Ohio 45324

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Vanea Gardner

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Greene County, Ohio
$19.38/hour
$12.38 (+177%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Greene 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 programs for Greene County, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Greene County, Ohio?

The County of Greene County has 168,456 people living in 66,598 households.

There are 40,209 renters living in 21,308 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.87 percent of the population living in Greene County.

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

There are an estimated 72,487 housing units in the Greene County area. Of these, 22,636 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greene County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greene County?

The rental vacancy rate in Greene 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 Greene County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greene County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
802 5,019 9,720 5,187 527
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greene County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Greene County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $743 to $1,459. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $743
One BR $800
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,459
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greene County, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Greene 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 278 35 percent
One BR 2,425 48 percent
Two BR 4,756 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greene County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Greene County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,063
Public Housing 361
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 783
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 58
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greene County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Greene County, Ohio

Greene County features 1,746 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 Greene County, Ohio

There are 972 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Greene County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greene County, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Greene County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.