; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Shaker Heights, OH

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Campbell Court Apartments

16650 Van Aken Blvd
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202
BMIR
Call For Rent
Studio-1 BR

18323 Newell Rd Unit 3

18323 Newell Rd Unit 3
Shaker Heights, Ohio
$575
1 BR

3645 Winchell Rd Unit u

3645 Winchell Rd Unit u
Shaker Heights, Ohio
$1,100
2 BR

3647 Rolliston Rd Unit Shaker down

3647 Rolliston Rd Unit Shaker down
Shaker Heights, Ohio
$950
2 BR

Library Court Senior Housing

16301 Chagrin Blvd
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Statesman Apartments II

16705 Van Aken Blvd
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Subsidized
PBRA
BMIR
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There are 44 low-income apartments in Shaker Heights that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 129 low-income homes in Shaker Heights where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $346 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Shaker Heights, 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
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Emerald Development And Economic Network Mainstream Voucher; Shelter Plus Care
North Coast Housing Connections Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Go to the Ohio Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Shaker Heights.

Shaker Heights, Ohio Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Shaker Heights, Ohio

Shaker Heights features 129 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 Shaker Heights, Ohio

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Shaker Heights.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shaker Heights, Ohio

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Shaker Heights landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Shaker Heights.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shaker Heights, Ohio for a two-bedroom apartment is between $997 and $1,219.

2024 Shaker Heights, 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
Shaker Heights, Ohio Fair Market Rent $811 $913 $1,108 $1,434 $1,527
Shaker Heights, Ohio Payment Standard Range $730 to $892 $822 to $1,004 $997 to $1,219 $1,291 to $1,577 $1,374 to $1,680

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Shaker Heights, OH Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 6
Total Low Income Apartments 176
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 129
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 35.73%
Average Renter Household Size 2.02
Average Household Size 2.49
Median Household Income $77,739 ±$4,702
Median Rent $936 ±$32
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 43.23% ± 5.26pp
Total Population 27,934

Population and Household Demographics

Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with a population of 27,934. There are 11,162 households in the city with an average household size of 2.49 persons. 35.73% of households in Shaker Heights are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Shaker Heights

The median gross income for households in Shaker Heights is $77,739 a year, or $6,478 a month. The median rent for the city is $936 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Shaker Heights, a household making less than $3,120 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 43.23% of households who rent are overburdened in Shaker Heights.

Area Median Income In Shaker Heights

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 Shaker Heights, the AMI is calculated from all households within Cuyahoga County.

In Shaker Heights, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $94,000

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 Shaker Heights

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 Shaker Heights

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Shaker Heights AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$19,000 $21,700 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Shaker Heights AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$31,650 $36,200 $40,700 $45,200 $48,850 $52,450 $56,050 $59,700
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Shaker Heights AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$50,650 $57,850 $65,100 $72,300 $78,100 $83,900 $89,700 $95,450