What HUD offices serve Warrensville Heights, 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 Warrensville Heights.
How many renters live in Warrensville Heights, Ohio?
The City of Warrensville Heights has 13,659 people living in 6,158 households.
There are 8,446 renters living in 3,787 renter households in this City. Renters make up 61.83 percent of the population living in Warrensville Heights.
What is the rental market like in Warrensville Heights, Ohio?
There are an estimated 6,854 housing units in the Warrensville Heights area. Of these, 4,083 units are rental homes, making up 60 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Warrensville Heights?
The rental vacancy rate in Warrensville Heights is 7 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 Warrensville Heights for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Warrensville Heights
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 549 | 2,164 | 787 | 135 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Warrensville Heights
A large number of apartments in Warrensville Heights 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 Warrensville Heights are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 51 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 Warrensville Heights
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.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $811 |
| One BR | $913 |
| Two BR | $1,108 |
| Three BR | $1,434 |
| Four BR | $1,527 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Warrensville Heights, Ohio
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Warrensville Heights?
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 | 41 | 27 percent |
| One BR | 396 | 72 percent |
| Two BR | 1,536 | 71 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Warrensville Heights, Ohio
How many affordable rental units are in Warrensville Heights?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Warrensville Heights, Ohio including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 151 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 153 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Warrensville Heights features 0 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 Warrensville Heights, Ohio
There are 151 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Warrensville Heights.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Warrensville Heights, Ohio
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Warrensville Heights landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Warrensville Heights.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Warrensville Heights, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
