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

Discover affordable housing in Trotwood where there are 9+ 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.

Orchard at Shiloh

2500 Orchard Dr, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Pinewood Gardens

40 Pinewood Cir, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Meadowlark Apartments

4900 Biddison Avenue, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Nbgc Trotwood - Mt Gabriel

3300 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Shiloh Villas

4000 Hickory Dr, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Fieldstone Apartments

200 Fieldstone Dr, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Shilo Vilas II

1500 Macintosh Cir, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Shilo Apartments Phase III

2000 Macintosh Cir, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

Trotwood Homes

Drexel and Crown Point Neighborhoods, Trotwood, Ohio 45426

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Trotwood, Ohio
$19.38/hour
$12.38 (+177%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Trotwood, 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, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Trotwood, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Trotwood, Ohio?

The City of Trotwood has 23,125 people living in 10,233 households.

There are 10,209 renters living in 4,215 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.15 percent of the population living in Trotwood.

What is the rental market like in Trotwood, Ohio?

There are an estimated 11,780 housing units in the Trotwood area. Of these, 4,690 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Trotwood, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Trotwood?

The rental vacancy rate in Trotwood is 9 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 Trotwood for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Trotwood
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
111 580 1,737 1,429 302
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Trotwood

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Trotwood

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $743 to $1,459. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $743
One BR $800
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,330
Four BR $1,459
2024 Fair Market Rents in Trotwood, Ohio

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

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 63 57 percent
One BR 350 60 percent
Two BR 1,131 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Trotwood, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Trotwood?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 765
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 232
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 55
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 21
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Trotwood, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Trotwood, Ohio

Trotwood features 304 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 Trotwood, Ohio

There are 464 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Trotwood.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Trotwood, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Trotwood, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.