Affordable housing in Ohio · TangrenLi USA

Affordable housing across the U.S.: public housing, Section 8 vouchers, subsidized apartments, and the lotteries in New York City and San Francisco. Pick your state to see local housing agencies and subsidized apartments with phone numbers. Applying is always free.

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How to apply

  1. Public housing and Section 8 vouchers: apply through the housing agency for your city or county. Most have waiting lists that open only at certain times.
  2. Subsidized apartments: contact each building’s office directly. Every building keeps its own waiting list, and you can apply to several.
  3. Lotteries: register and apply on the city’s lottery site. Applications are ordered at random after the deadline, so timing does not matter; one application per household per lottery.
  4. In every case household size, income and identity are verified, so have your documents ready. Waits can be months, and years in high-demand areas.

Applying is always free. Be wary of anyone who says paying will move you up or guarantee a unit, or who charges to apply for you.

Ohio: housing agencies 75

  • Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCleveland · 4,019 public housing units · 16,025 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCincinnati · 4,543 public housing units · 12,019 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Columbus Metropolitan Housing AuthorityColumbus · 170 public housing units · 15,431 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Akron Metropolitan Housing AuthorityAkron · 4,540 public housing units · 5,443 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lucas Metropolitan Housing AuthorityToledo · 2,653 public housing units · 4,745 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Greater Dayton Premier ManagementDayton · 1,762 public housing units · 4,942 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Stark Metropolitian Housing AuthorityCanton · 2,369 public housing units · 1,885 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lorain Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLorain · 908 public housing units · 3,169 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Youngstown Metropolitan Housing AuthorityYoungstown · 1,266 public housing units · 2,303 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Butler Metropolitian Housing AuthorityHamilton · 126 public housing units · 3,293 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Trumbull Metropolitan Housing AuthorityWarren · 1,131 public housing units · 1,260 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Portage Metropolitan Housing AuthorityRavenna · 295 public housing units · 1,951 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Springfield Metropolitan Housing AuthoritySpringfield · 789 public housing units · 1,378 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Mansfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMansfield · 1,911 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Greene Metropolitian Housing AuthorityXenia · 360 public housing units · 1,466 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Lake Metropolitian Housing AuthorityPainesville · 1,552 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Erie Metropolitian Housing AuthoritySandusky · 227 public housing units · 1,187 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Jefferson Metropolitan Housing AuthoritySteubenville · 530 public housing units · 824 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Allen Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLima · 243 public housing units · 1,058 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Zanesville Metropolitan Housing AuthorityZanesville · 350 public housing units · 946 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing AuthorityPortsmouth · 643 public housing units · 628 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Licking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityNewark · 1,252 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Wayne Metropolitian Housing AuthorityWooster · 224 public housing units · 966 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Clermont Metropolitian Housing AuthorityBatavia · 175 public housing units · 998 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Miami Metropolitian Housing AuthorityTroy · 127 public housing units · 991 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Fairfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLancaster · 1,106 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing AuthorityAshtabula · 505 public housing units · 601 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Columbiana Metropolitian Housing AuthorityEast Liverpool · 477 public housing units · 615 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Warren Metropolitian Housing AuthorityLebanon · 206 public housing units · 829 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Belmont Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMartins Ferry · 714 public housing units · 279 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing AuthorityChillicothe · 387 public housing units · 567 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Athens Metropolitan Housing AuthorityAthens · 71 public housing units · 840 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Cambridge Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCambridge · 179 public housing units · 743 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Hancock Metropolitian Housing AuthorityFindlay · 870 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Parma Public Housing AgencyParma · 802 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Pickaway Metropolitan Housing AuthorityCircleville · 108 public housing units · 661 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Knox Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMount Vernon · 763 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Medina Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMedina · 709 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Marion Metropolitan Housing AuthorityMarion · 655 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Huron Metropolitian Housing AuthorityNorwalk · 624 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing AuthorityNew Philadelphia · 619 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • City of MariettaMarietta · 572 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Pike Metropolitan Housing AuthorityPiketon · 554 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Jackson County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityWellston · 165 public housing units · 334 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Fayette Metropolitan Housing AuthorityWashington Court House · 478 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Hocking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityLogan · 188 public housing units · 317 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Delaware Metropolitan Housing AuthorityDelaware · 447 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Adams Metropolitian Housing AuthorityManchester · 141 public housing units · 297 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Sandusky Metropolitian Housing AuthorityFremont · 48 public housing units · 387 vouchersSign in to view phone
  • Geauga Metropolitian Housing AuthorityChardon · 242 public housing units · 184 vouchersSign in to view phone

Housing agencies take applications for public housing and Section 8 vouchers; contact the one for your city or county. Most keep waiting lists that are not always open, so call first. The largest 50 are shown; the full list is under “Local housing agencies” above.

Ohio: subsidized apartments 1382

  • EAGLE RIDGE5027 Northcrest Dr, Dayton 45414 · 182 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • RAINBOW PLACE7829 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44103 · 181 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • REGINA MANOR APARTMENTS3731 N Erie St, Toledo 43611 · 180 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • QUARRYTOWN55 W Bagley Rd, Berea 44017 · 180 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • RONEZ MANOR APARTMENTS1948 Wilkes Dr, Springfield 45503 · 178 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • FAIRBORN APTS344 E Emerson Ave, Fairborn 45324 · 177 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • OUR LADY OF ANGELS APARTMENTS3648 Rocky River Dr, Cleveland 44111 · 176 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • ST ANDREWS TOWER5225 Superior Ave, Cleveland 44103 · 176 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • GREENBELT PLACE APARTMENTSToledo 43604 · 176 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • CHANNELWOOD VILLAGE741 Dunbar Dr, Akron 44311 · 176 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • PARK EDEN2610 Park Ave, Cincinnati 45206 · 176 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • UNION SQUARE APARTMENTS3495 E 98th St, Cleveland 44104 · 174 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • WILKES VILLA104 Louden Ct, Elyria 44035 · 174 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • BOARDWALK GLENVILLE APARTMENTS586 E 105th St, Cleveland 44108 · 173 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • INTERNATIONAL TOWERS25 Market St, Youngstown 44503 · 173 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • MAPLEWOOD-NORTHWOOD APARTMENTS531 Brower Rd, Lima 45801 · 172 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • MADONNA HOMES722 N Huron St, Toledo 43604 · 171 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • CARNEGIE TOWER AT FAIRFAX8920 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland 44106 · 171 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • LAKE SHORE TOWERS12506 Edgewater Dr, Lakewood 44107 · 169 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • BERWICK GROVE APARTMENTS3213 Webster Dr, Columbus 43232 · 169 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • UNION BAPTIST619 Central Ave, Cincinnati 45202 · 169 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • NEILAN PARK APARTMENTS21 4/8 S Monument Ave, Hamilton 45011 · 168 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • OAKWOOD GARDENS6844 Oakfield Dr, Toledo 43615 · 168 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • GATES MILLS VILLA I6755 Mayfield Rd, Mayfield Heights 44124 · 167 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • SAXON VILLAGE265 N Thomas Rd, Tallmadge 44278 · 167 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • TERRACE RIDGE APARTMENTS1312 McKaig Ave, Troy 45373 · 167 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • FAIRWAY MANOR17815 Fairway Dr, Cleveland 44135 · 166 assisted units · Families
  • TRAILS OF OAK CREEK1732 Renee Dr, Dayton 45440 · 165 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ALPHA TOWERS525 E Woodruff Ave, Toledo 43604 · 165 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • LANDMARK VILLAGE258 Franklin Ct, Fairborn 45324 · 165 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • VISTULA HERITAGE II629 Locust St, Toledo 43604 · 165 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ROYAL MALL APTS17 Royal Mall Dr, Niles 44446 · 163 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • APTHORP TOWER12900 Superior Ave, Cleveland 44112 · 163 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • JAELOT APTS12730 Shaker Blvd, Cleveland 44120 · 160 assisted units · Seniors
  • ST. FRANCIS COURT1860 Queen City Ave, Cincinnati 45214 · 160 assisted units · Seniors
  • THE PLAZA2520 Monroe St, Toledo 43620 · 159 assisted units · SeniorsSign in to view phone
  • BENDING BROOK APARTMENTS2584 Augustus Ct, Urbancrest 43123 · 158 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • ASHWOOD APARTMENTS1714 Casey Dr, Cincinnati 45223 · 157 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • LEHNERT GREEN APARTMENTS1600 Bierl Dr, Galloway 43119 · 157 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone
  • CEDAR EXTENSION HIGH RISE2320 E 30th St, Cleveland 44115 · 156 assisted units · FamiliesSign in to view phone

These rental buildings are subsidized by HUD, with rent based on household income. Call the building’s office directly to ask about vacancies and waiting lists. Larger buildings are listed first.

Affordable housing elsewhere in Ohio

Agency and apartment lists are from HUD open data, fetched 2026-10-30. Vacancies, rents and eligibility are as confirmed by each office or official site.

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