Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St Clairsville, OH

Discover affordable housing in St Clairsville where there are 5+ 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.

Ashburn Greene

120 Bankbarn Ter, St Clairsville, Ohio 43950

The St Clairsville Courtyard

171 W Main St, St Clairsville, Ohio 43950

Orchard Terrace II

107 Newell Ave, St Clairsville, Ohio 43950

Four Oaks

46137 National Rd W, St Clairsville, Ohio 43950

Womens Tri - Cnty Help Center - N - B - 02 - 486 - 1

Ashburn Greene, St Clairsville, Ohio 43950

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Clairsville, Ohio
$16.95/hour
$9.95 (+142%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.70 (+134%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Clairsville, 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 St Clairsville, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in St Clairsville, Ohio?

The City of St Clairsville has 5,085 people living in 2,067 households.

There are 1,137 renters living in 597 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.36 percent of the population living in St Clairsville.

What is the rental market like in St Clairsville, Ohio?

There are an estimated 2,554 housing units in the St Clairsville area. Of these, 831 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Clairsville, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Clairsville?

The rental vacancy rate in St Clairsville is 28 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 St Clairsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clairsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
20 118 266 138 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Clairsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 St Clairsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $607 to $1,329. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $607
One BR $714
Two BR $895
Three BR $1,163
Four BR $1,329
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Clairsville, Ohio

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

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 5 25 percent
One BR 91 77 percent
Two BR 80 30 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Clairsville, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in St Clairsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 58
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Clairsville, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in St Clairsville, Ohio

St Clairsville features 62 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 St Clairsville, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Clairsville, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Clairsville, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $806 and $985.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.