Wooster, Ohio Affordable Housing

Waiting Lists in Wooster, Ohio

There are no open Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting lists in Wooster. Go to the Ohio Section 8 Waiting Lists page for openings near Wooster.

Finding Affordable Housing in Wooster, Ohio

There are 204 low-income apartments in Wooster that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 570 low-income homes in Wooster where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $294 towards rent each month.

Wooster Lofts

1958 Akron Rd
Wooster, Ohio
1 BR
Affordable

Palm House Apartments

1183 Rebecca St
Wooster, Ohio
Call For Rent
1-3 BR
Rent Assisted

Secrest Village

3666 Secrest Rd
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted
62+
Accessible
Elderly Supportive Housing

Wrens Way

2250 Melrose Dr
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted
Accessible
Accessible
Disabled Supportive Housing

Pigeon Creek I

2320 Melrose Dr
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted
62+
Accessible
Elderly Supportive Housing

Pelicans Place

2374 Melrose Dr
Wooster, Ohio
Accessible
Supportive Housing

Wooster Housing for the Elderly

2216 Melrose Dr
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted
62+
Accessible
Elderly Supportive Housing

College Hills Village

905 Portage Rd
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted
62+
Accessible
Elderly Supportive Housing

Wooster Interfaith Project 1

132 N Columbus Ave
Wooster, Ohio
Rent Assisted

Lucc Pittsburg

355 Lucca St
Wooster, Ohio
Affordable
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Affordable rent data last confirmed on March 13th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Affordable Housing Near Wooster

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Public Housing Agencies Serving Wooster, 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.

Waiting lists for project-based assistance, like the Public Housing program, are open:

Housing Authority Programs
Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Family Unification Program (FUP)
Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Wooster.

Wooster, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Wooster, Ohio

Wooster features 570 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 Wooster, Ohio

There are 204 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wooster.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wooster, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wooster landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Wooster.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wooster, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $775 and $947.

2023 Wooster, Ohio Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Wooster, Ohio Fair Market Rent $611 $654 $861 $1,103 $1,205
Wooster, Ohio Payment Standard Range $550 to $672 $589 to $719 $775 to $947 $993 to $1,213 $1,085 to $1,326

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Wooster, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 20
Total Low Income Apartments 786
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 570
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 44.16%
Average Renter Household Size 2.05
Average Household Size 2.18
Median Household Income $40,896 ±$2,931
Median Rent $652 ±$29
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 44.71% ± 5.52pp
Total Population 26,551

Population and Household Demographics

Wooster is a city in Wayne County, Ohio with a population of 26,551. There are 10,838 households in the city with an average household size of 2.18 persons. 44.16% of households in Wooster are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Wooster

The median gross income for households in Wooster is $40,896 a year, or $3,408 a month. The median rent for the city is $652 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Wooster, a household making less than $2,173 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 44.71% of households who rent are overburdened in Wooster.

Area Median Income In Wooster

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Wooster, the AMI is calculated from all households within Wayne County.

In Wooster, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $80,400

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Wooster

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Wooster

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Wooster AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,850 $19,250 $23,030 $27,750 $32,470 $37,190 $41,910 $46,630
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Wooster AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$28,050 $32,050 $36,050 $40,050 $43,300 $46,500 $49,700 $52,900
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Wooster AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$44,900 $51,300 $57,700 $64,100 $69,250 $74,400 $79,500 $84,650