; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Oak Hill, OH

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Karen Apartments

200 Morgan St
Oak Hill, Ohio
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA
1 BR

Oak View Manor Apartments

121 Morgan St
Oak Hill, Ohio
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
LIHTC
S515
RDRA
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Oak Hill that offer reduced rents to eligible households. Low-income rents in Oak Hill, Ohio can range from $375 to $455 depending on the number of bedrooms.

Rental assistance programs support 50 low-income homes in Oak Hill where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $303 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on January 17th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Oak Hill, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Jackson County Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Oak Hill.

Oak Hill, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Oak Hill, Ohio

Oak Hill features 50 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 Oak Hill, Ohio

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Oak Hill, Ohio

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

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

2024 Oak Hill, 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
Oak Hill, Ohio Fair Market Rent $639 $666 $860 $1,190 $1,378
Oak Hill, Ohio Payment Standard Range $575 to $703 $599 to $733 $774 to $946 $1,071 to $1,309 $1,240 to $1,516

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Oak Hill, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 50
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 50
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 54.31%
Average Renter Household Size 2.53
Average Household Size 2.46
Median Household Income $29,963 ±$4,908
Median Rent $513 ±$43
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 29.84% ± 11.71pp
Total Population 1,684

Population and Household Demographics

Oak Hill is a city in Jackson County, Ohio with a population of 1,684. There are 685 households in the city with an average household size of 2.46 persons. 54.31% of households in Oak Hill are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Oak Hill

The median gross income for households in Oak Hill is $29,963 a year, or $2,497 a month. The median rent for the city is $513 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Oak Hill, a household making less than $1,710 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 29.84% of households who rent are overburdened in Oak Hill.

Area Median Income In Oak Hill

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 Oak Hill, the AMI is calculated from all households within Jackson County.

In Oak Hill, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $65,000

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 Oak Hill

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 Oak Hill

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Oak Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,450 $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 Oak Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$27,450 $31,400 $35,300 $39,200 $42,350 $45,500 $48,650 $51,750
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Oak Hill AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$43,900 $50,200 $56,450 $62,700 $67,750 $72,750 $77,750 $82,800