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

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Settler Mill Apartments

8 Senior Drive, Greenwich, Ohio 44837

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Greenwich, Ohio
$16.55/hour
$9.55 (+136%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.30 (+128%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Greenwich, 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 Greenwich, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Greenwich, Ohio?

The City of Greenwich has 1,361 people living in 562 households.

There are 310 renters living in 125 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.78 percent of the population living in Greenwich.

What is the rental market like in Greenwich, Ohio?

There are an estimated 606 housing units in the Greenwich area. Of these, 145 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Greenwich, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Greenwich?

The rental vacancy rate in Greenwich 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 Greenwich for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenwich
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 3 61 27 27
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Greenwich

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Greenwich

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $650 to $1,284. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $650
One BR $665
Two BR $874
Three BR $1,115
Four BR $1,284
2024 Fair Market Rents in Greenwich, Ohio

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

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 4 57 percent
One BR 2 67 percent
Two BR 44 72 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Greenwich, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Greenwich?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Greenwich, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Greenwich, Ohio

Greenwich features 36 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 Greenwich, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Greenwich, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Greenwich landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Greenwich.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Greenwich, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $787 and $961.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.