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

What HUD offices serve Parma, 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.

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

How many renters live in Parma, Ohio?

The City of Parma has 79,356 people living in 34,961 households.

There are 19,724 renters living in 9,392 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.86 percent of the population living in Parma.

What is the rental market like in Parma, Ohio?

There are an estimated 36,623 housing units in the Parma area. Of these, 10,119 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Parma, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Parma?

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

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Parma

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $811 to $1,527. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

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

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:

How many affordable rental units are in Parma?

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

Income Based Apartments in Parma, Ohio

Parma features 164 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 Parma, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Parma, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Parma landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Parma.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Parma, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.