; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Albany, OH

Albany Arms Apartments

5824 Meadowbrook Rd
Albany, Ohio
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA
Call For Rent
1-2 BR

Evergreen Terrace

Clinton St
Albany, Ohio
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Albany that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 58 low-income homes in Albany where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $243 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on March 30th, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Albany, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Albany, Ohio

Albany features 58 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 Albany, Ohio

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Albany.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Albany, Ohio

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Albany, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $885 and $1,081.

2024 Albany, 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
Albany, Ohio Fair Market Rent $804 $809 $983 $1,189 $1,491
Albany, Ohio Payment Standard Range $724 to $884 $728 to $890 $885 to $1,081 $1,070 to $1,308 $1,342 to $1,640

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Albany, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 58
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 58
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 33.54%
Average Renter Household Size 2.06
Average Household Size 2.29
Median Household Income $38,533 ±$4,405
Median Rent $745 ±$117
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 61.25% ± 13.11pp
Total Population 1,116

Population and Household Demographics

Albany is a city in Athens County, Ohio with a population of 1,116. There are 477 households in the city with an average household size of 2.29 persons. 33.54% of households in Albany are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Albany

The median gross income for households in Albany is $38,533 a year, or $3,211 a month. The median rent for the city is $745 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Albany, a household making less than $2,483 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 61.25% of households who rent are overburdened in Albany.

Area Median Income In Albany

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 Albany, the AMI is calculated from all households within Athens County.

In Albany, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $81,400

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 Albany

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 Albany

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Albany AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,700 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Albany AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$27,800 $31,750 $35,700 $39,650 $42,850 $46,000 $49,200 $52,350
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Albany AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$44,400 $50,750 $57,100 $63,400 $68,500 $73,550 $78,650 $83,700