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Fast-growing Union County has Ohio's highest Housing Wage where renters need to earn $27.56/hr to afford a 2BR apartment. But the average renter earns only $19.86/hr. In some counties the gap is even wider. What's the gap in your county? Find out: cohhio.org/report-ohio-worke…
“For people at the bottom of the pay scale, rent is gobbling up most of their paychecks. But this report shows the rent Pac-Man is moving up the income ladder.”
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-Ohio has a shortage of 265,000 affordable units available to extremely low income renters (ELI)
-That’s just 37 units per 100 ELI households in Ohio
-73% of Ohio's lowest income renters spend over half their income on rent, up from 66% five years ago.
Norma Herr Women's Center set to expand with the help of a former resident spectrumlocalnews.com/sectio…
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More than 10,000 Ohio households – and 170,000 nationally – are at risk of returning to homelessness as a result of last-minute HUD policy changes to the largest source of federal funding for local homeless assistance programs, per Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio
At @GroundworkOhio conference pollster @robertblizzard says 1/3 of Ohio voters are struggling to pay rent/mortgage. Affordability is THE issue for Ohioans worried about paying for childcare, housing, food, healthcare. #Momentum2025
Thank you @naehomelessness for your guidance on advocating against huge cuts to federal homelessness funding. youtu.be/iQJv_hh0lpA?si=AmnE… via @YouTube
Rents in Ohio and Stark County are rising faster than wages, per new report cantonrep.com/story/news/loc… via @cantonrepdotcom #OOR25
Can you still afford to live in Ohio? If you don't earn at least $22.51/hr you're probably spending more than you can afford on rent.
The gap between renters’ average income and the cost of rent in Ohio has increased 148% since 2020! #OOR25
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11 out of Ohio's 15 most common jobs don't pay enough for a modest 2BR apartment. #OOR25
Tell Ohio's Congressional leaders not to cut housing and homelessness programs - expand them. More info here: cohhio.org/fy-2026-federal-a…
Ohio renters need to earn at least $22.51/hr just to afford a modest 2BR apartment.
Rents are rising faster than renters’ income. For ex. wages for home health aides increased $3.34 while the 2-BR Housing Wage rose $6.52 during the past five years. #OOR25
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"That gap between what the average renter actually earns and what they need to earn continues to grow and that has rose 148% since 2020." #OOR25
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Full-time workers need to earn at least $22.51/hour just to afford a modest 2BR apartment in Ohio.
BUT... only 4 out of the 15 most common jobs pay that much.
In other words, 21% of all the jobs in Ohio don’t pay enough to afford a modest home.
#OOR25
"We are incredibly thankful to our champions in the Senate who understand that the Ohio Housing Trust Fund is the state’s most powerful tool for fighting homelessness and expanding affordable housing."
@SenReynolds03 @LBlessing308 @SenBrianChavez @HearcelCraig
"Overhauling such a vital source of funding for affordable housing could have drastic consequences for real people." #DontBustTheTrust
@SenatorCirino @Rob_McColley @SenBrianChavez
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It's great to see this small but mighty Ohio program featured in a new @invisiblepeople film showing how it helps people stay out of prison and homelessness! This program should be expanded, not just because it's humane; it's cheaper than housing people in prison.
COHHIO's Amy Riegel now on @WOSUAllSides talking about why the House's budget amendment on the Ohio Housing Trust Fund will lead to less affordable housing, more homelessness. wosu.org/show/all-sides
Medicaid funds services that help Ohioans overcome homelessness and achieve long-term stability. COHHIO joined the @OMMCoalition to combat potential massive cuts to Ohio Medicaid that would make our state's homelessness crisis even worse.
We're thrilled to have @IceMillerLLP @cu95 and @4AllPeople4 share their expertise on how we can work together to create more #affordablehousing at Housing Ohio 2025!
Are you attending the @COHHIO's Housing Ohio 2025 Conference? Don't miss @IceMillerLLP partner Kip Wahlers on May 5 for a workshop on how you can tap into #economicdevelopment tools to catalyze #affordablehousing in your community. Register now! ow.ly/GmjK50VFpGt
“The current regional approach isn’t broken. Shifting to a fractured county-by-county model would slow things down, drive the administrative costs and ultimately increase homelessness across the state.” @isbhohio
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