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Public Housing Agencies Serving Summit 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.

Housing Authority	Programs
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing

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

Summit County, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Summit County, Ohio

Summit County features 8,486 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 Summit County, Ohio

There are 2,560 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Summit County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Summit County, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Summit County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $924 and $1,130.

2023 Summit County, Ohio Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Summit County, Ohio Fair Market Rent	$712	$809	$1,027	$1,297	$1,380
Summit County, Ohio Payment Standard Range	$641 to $783	$728 to $890	$924 to $1,130	$1,167 to $1,427	$1,242 to $1,518

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Summit County, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	143
Total Low Income Apartments	11,498
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	8,486
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	33.72%
Average Renter Household Size	2.21
Average Household Size	2.41
Median Household Income	$50,765 ±$662
Median Rent	$744 ±$9
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	46.62% ± 1.63pp
Total Population	541,847

Population and Household Demographics

Summit County is a county in Ohio with a population of 541,847. There are 220,902 households in the county with an average household size of 2.41 persons. 33.72% of households in Summit County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Summit County

The median gross income for households in Summit County is $50,765 a year, or $4,230 a month. The median rent for the county is $744 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Summit County, a household making less than $2,480 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 46.62% of households who rent are overburdened in Summit County.

Area Median Income In Summit County

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

In Summit County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $82,000

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Summit County

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Summit County

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Summit County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$17,250	$19,700	$23,030	$27,750	$32,470	$37,190	$41,910	$46,630
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Summit County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$28,700	$32,800	$36,900	$41,000	$44,300	$47,600	$50,850	$54,150
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Summit County AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$45,950	$52,500	$59,050	$65,600	$70,850	$76,100	$81,350	$86,600

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