Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Darke County, OH

Discover affordable housing in Darke County where there are 13+ 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.

Birchwood Gardens Apartments

565 S Franklin Street, Versailles, Ohio 45380

Wayne Crossing Apartments

888 E Russ Rd, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Knollwood Commons

413 N Division St, Union City, Ohio 45390

Surrey Lane Apartments

100 Oxford Dr, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Peppermint Village

118 E Spearmint St, Union City, Ohio 45390

Fox Run

1230 Adrien Ave, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Hunters Oak Apartments

1199 E Russ Rd, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Treaty City Manor

650 Wagner Avenue, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Fleur - De - Lis Court

110 Marker Rd, Versailles, Ohio 45380

Wycliff Court Apartments

100 Russ Rd, Greenville, Ohio 0

Greenville Manor

1350 Benden Way, Greenville, Ohio 45331

Spearmint II Apartments

100 Birch Ct, Union City, Ohio 45390

Broad Oak Apartments

20200 Oak St, Weston, Ohio 43569

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Darke County, Ohio
$16.29/hour
$9.29 (+133%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.04 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Darke 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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Darke County, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Darke County, Ohio?

The County of Darke County has 51,751 people living in 21,026 households.

There are 13,076 renters living in 5,935 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.27 percent of the population living in Darke County.

What is the rental market like in Darke County, Ohio?

There are an estimated 22,619 housing units in the Darke County area. Of these, 6,029 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Darke County, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Darke County?

The rental vacancy rate in Darke County is 1 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Darke County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Darke County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
150 756 2,474 1,929 541
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Darke County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Darke County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,214. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $741
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,175
Four BR $1,214
2024 Fair Market Rents in Darke County, Ohio

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

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 84 56 percent
One BR 618 82 percent
Two BR 1,751 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Darke County, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Darke County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 300
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 240
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 108
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Darke County, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Darke County, Ohio

Darke County features 278 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 Darke County, Ohio

There are 291 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Darke County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Darke County, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Darke County, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $774 and $946.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.