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

Discover affordable housing in Heath 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.

Bill Mitchell Retirement Village II

1080 S 30th St, Heath, Ohio 43056

Bill Mitchell Retirement Village I

1030 S 30th St, Heath, Ohio 43056

Licking Arc Apartments

24 Dorsey Mill Rd E, Heath, Ohio 43056

Licking County

Watson Rd, Heath, Ohio 43056

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Heath, Ohio
$24.66/hour
$17.66 (+252%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $17.41 (+240%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Heath, 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 Heath, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Heath, Ohio?

The City of Heath has 10,492 people living in 4,085 households.

There are 2,630 renters living in 1,149 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.07 percent of the population living in Heath.

What is the rental market like in Heath, Ohio?

There are an estimated 4,293 housing units in the Heath area. Of these, 1,288 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Heath, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Heath?

The rental vacancy rate in Heath is 4 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 Heath for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Heath
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
104 204 401 367 64
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Heath

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 30 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 Heath

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $970 to $1,745. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $970
One BR $1,065
Two BR $1,302
Three BR $1,574
Four BR $1,745
2024 Fair Market Rents in Heath, Ohio

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

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 95 91 percent
One BR 157 77 percent
Two BR 316 79 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Heath, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Heath?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 90
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 6
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Heath, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Heath, Ohio

Heath features 100 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 Heath, Ohio

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Heath.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Heath, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Heath landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Heath.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Heath, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,172 and $1,432.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.