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

Discover affordable housing in Wilmington where there are 14+ 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.

Mulberry Hill Apartments

459 S Mulberry St, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Prairie Oaks Village

290 Prairie Avenue, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

William Tuke Apartments

150 Sparta Ave, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Smith House

421 W Vine St, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Wilmington Green

60 Jodie Ln, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Wilmington Friendship House

100 Hale St, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Northland Court

1151 Brownberry Drive, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Clinton Commons

100 Commons Ln, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Community Commons

789 N Nelson Ave, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Clinton Glen

478 Thorne Ave, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Wilmington Court Apartments

1035 Xenia Ave, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Wilmington Apartments

501 Howard St, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Moyer Place

425 Valley tree, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

Marjorie Thatcher Place

282 Clinton St, Wilmington, Ohio 45177

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wilmington, Ohio
$16.48/hour
$9.48 (+135%) more than Ohio minimum wage and $9.23 (+127%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wilmington, 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 Wilmington, Ohio.

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

How many renters live in Wilmington, Ohio?

The City of Wilmington has 12,669 people living in 5,207 households.

There are 4,870 renters living in 2,282 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.44 percent of the population living in Wilmington.

What is the rental market like in Wilmington, Ohio?

There are an estimated 5,771 housing units in the Wilmington area. Of these, 2,456 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wilmington, Ohio, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wilmington?

The rental vacancy rate in Wilmington is 6 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 Wilmington for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilmington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
59 472 947 668 97
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wilmington

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Wilmington

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $646 to $1,341. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $646
One BR $714
Two BR $870
Three BR $1,132
Four BR $1,341
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wilmington, Ohio

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

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 15 25 percent
One BR 330 70 percent
Two BR 548 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wilmington, Ohio

How many affordable rental units are in Wilmington?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 262
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 404
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 4
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 23
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wilmington, Ohio

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

Income Based Apartments in Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington features 237 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 Wilmington, Ohio

There are 253 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wilmington.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wilmington, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wilmington, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $783 and $957.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.