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

Discover affordable housing in Van Wert County 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.

Frontier Run

130 Mentzer Rd, Convoy, Ohio 45832

Homestead Village

1254 S Shannon St, Van Wert, Ohio 45891

Quail Run Apartments

645 N Franklin St, Van Wert, Ohio 45891

Apple Glen Townhomes

1116 Kear Rd, Van Wert, Ohio 45891

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Van Wert County, 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Van Wert County, Ohio?

The County of Van Wert County has 28,833 people living in 11,666 households.

There are 5,829 renters living in 2,408 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.22 percent of the population living in Van Wert County.

What is the rental market like in Van Wert County, Ohio?

There are an estimated 12,560 housing units in the Van Wert County area. Of these, 2,521 units are rental homes, making up 20 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Van Wert County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Van Wert County?

The rental vacancy rate in Van Wert County is 2 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 Van Wert County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Van Wert County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
94 410 750 817 247
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Van Wert County

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

Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Van Wert County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,145. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $665
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,077
Four BR $1,145
2024 Fair Market Rents in Van Wert County, Ohio

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Van Wert 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 34 36 percent
One BR 258 63 percent
Two BR 491 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Van Wert County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Van Wert County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 148
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 61
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Van Wert County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Van Wert County, Ohio

Van Wert County features 76 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 Van Wert County, Ohio

There are 100 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Van Wert County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Van Wert County, Ohio

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.