Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in West Liberty, OH

Discover affordable housing in West Liberty where there are 3+ 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.

Green Hills Community

6555 U.S. Highway 68 South, West Liberty, Ohio 43357

Liberty Square

103 South St, West Liberty, Ohio 43357

Green Hills Retirement Center

6557 Us 68 S, West Liberty, Ohio 43357

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In West Liberty, 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 West Liberty, 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 West Liberty, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in West Liberty, Ohio?

The City of West Liberty has 1,751 people living in 775 households.

There are 492 renters living in 314 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.1 percent of the population living in West Liberty.

What is the rental market like in West Liberty, Ohio?

There are an estimated 889 housing units in the West Liberty area. Of these, 370 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in West Liberty, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in West Liberty?

The rental vacancy rate in West Liberty is 13 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 West Liberty for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Liberty
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 148 74 73 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in West Liberty

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 3 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 West Liberty

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $639 to $1,168. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $639
One BR $655
Two BR $860
Three BR $1,100
Four BR $1,168
2024 Fair Market Rents in West Liberty, Ohio

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

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 10 100 percent
One BR 122 82 percent
Two BR 38 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in West Liberty, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in West Liberty?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 113
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 76
Tracked Units by Federal Program in West Liberty, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in West Liberty, Ohio

West Liberty features 88 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 West Liberty, Ohio

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in West Liberty.

Housing Choice Vouchers in West Liberty, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay West Liberty landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in West Liberty.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.