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

Discover affordable housing in Sandusky where there are 10+ 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.

Community Plaza

1211 McKinley St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Echo Duplexes

511 Carroll Ave, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Corason Place

2028 Foxborough Cir , Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Woodlawn Court

811 Woodlawn Ave , Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Viewpoint

215 E Shoreline Dr, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Harborview

115 Franklin St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Sunnyside Acres

1440 Judy Ln, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Bay Shore Towers

128 Perry St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Erie Estates

514 Dewey St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

Sandusky Apartments

509 Landsrush St, Sandusky, Ohio 44870

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sandusky, Ohio
$18.22/hour
$11.22 (+160%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $10.97 (+151%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sandusky, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Sandusky, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Sandusky, Ohio?

The City of Sandusky has 24,964 people living in 11,191 households.

There are 10,989 renters living in 5,350 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.02 percent of the population living in Sandusky.

What is the rental market like in Sandusky, Ohio?

There are an estimated 13,487 housing units in the Sandusky area. Of these, 5,936 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sandusky, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sandusky?

The rental vacancy rate in Sandusky is 8 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Sandusky for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandusky
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
223 1,571 2,112 1,206 189
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandusky

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Sandusky

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $767 to $1,414. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $767
One BR $772
Two BR $962
Three BR $1,163
Four BR $1,414
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sandusky, Ohio

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

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 137 61 percent
One BR 1,165 74 percent
Two BR 1,425 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sandusky, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Sandusky?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 454
Public Housing 227
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 224
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 29
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 23
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sandusky, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Sandusky, Ohio

Sandusky features 551 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 Sandusky, Ohio

There are 104 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sandusky.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sandusky, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sandusky, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $866 and $1,058.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.