Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Oak Hill, OH

Discover affordable housing in Oak Hill where there are 2+ 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.

Karen Apartments

200 Morgan St, Oak Hill, Ohio 45656

Oak View Manor Apartments

121 Morgan St, Oak Hill, Ohio 45656

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Oak Hill, 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 Oak Hill, 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 Oak Hill, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Oak Hill, Ohio?

The City of Oak Hill has 1,698 people living in 768 households.

There are 589 renters living in 255 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.69 percent of the population living in Oak Hill.

What is the rental market like in Oak Hill, Ohio?

There are an estimated 838 housing units in the Oak Hill area. Of these, 255 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Oak Hill, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Oak Hill?

The rental vacancy rate in Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oak Hill
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 39 169 42 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Oak Hill

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Oak Hill

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,378. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $666
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,190
Four BR $1,378
2024 Fair Market Rents in Oak Hill, Ohio

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

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
One BR 22 56 percent
Two BR 137 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Oak Hill, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Oak Hill?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Oak Hill, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Oak Hill, Ohio

Oak Hill features 50 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 Oak Hill, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oak Hill, Ohio

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.