# Oswego County

### Summary

26.2%  
share of renter households

49.7%  
share of low-income households

43.8%  
share of rent-burdened households

### Renter population data

**Renters vs homeowners**  
| Households            | % share   |
|----------------------|-----------|
| Renter households     | 12,242    |
| Homeowner households  | 34,507    |
| Total households      | 46,749    |

**Low-income renter households**  
**Renter households by income group**  
| Households                   | % share  |
|-----------------------------|----------|
| Extremely low-income ≤30% AMI   | 1,391    |
| Very low-income 31-50% AMI       | 2,204    |
| Low-income 51-80% AMI            | 2,487    |
| All low-income households <80% AMI | 6,082    |

**Rent-burdened households**  
**Share of income spent on rent**  
| Households                         | % share    |
|-----------------------------------|-------------|
| Moderately rent-burdened          | 2,273      |
| 30.0–34.9%                        | 874        |
| 35.0–39.9%                        | 611        |
| 40.0-49.9%                        | 788        |
| Severely rent-burdened            | 3,083      |
| ≥50.0%                            | 3,083      |
| All rent-burdened households      | 5,356      |

### Affordable housing shortage

**Rent vs median household income**  
| Metric                       | Amount ($)    |
|------------------------------|----------------|
| Median household income (2010) | 21,928         |
| Median household income (2021) | 33,134         |
| Increase (2010–2021)          | 51.1%          |
| Median rent (2010)            | 555            |
| Median rent (2021)            | 704            |
| Increase (2010–2021)          | 26.8%          |

**Affordable housing stock**  
| Units                         | Supply (current stock) | Demand (total units needed) | Shortage      | % supply/demand ratio |
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|                               | 1,250                 | 3,018                     | 2,204          | 41.4%                |

### HUD National Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database

**List of states**  
| Name                                   | Type                           | Year | Zipcode | # of units | Income ceiling | LIHTC allocation |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------|---------|------------|----------------|------------------|
| HIGHBRIDGE OVERLOOK                    | New construction               | 2014 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $1,804,887       |
| IRVINGTON FAMILY APTS                  | New construction               | 2007 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $1,378,252       |
| HILLTOP VILLAGE                        | New construction - Acquisition and Rehab | 2012 | N/A    | 0          | 60% AMI       | $504,385         |
| HUNTINGTON RESERVE                     | N/A                            | 2006 | N/A     | 0          | 60% AMI       | $424,046         |
| HOLT + HAMILTON FAMILY APARTMENTS      | New construction               | 2016 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $1,557,010       |
| INTERVALE GARDENS LLC                  | New construction               | 2008 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $659,087         |
| HOMES OF RENAISSANCE PRESERVE II       | New construction               | 2012 | N/A     | 0          | 60% AMI       | $1,510,000       |
| JEFFERSON BOULEVARD & FIFTH AVENUE APTS| New construction               | 2013 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $674,261         |
| IMPERIAL GARDENS FAMILY APTS           | New construction               | 2009 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $1,142,750       |
| HOLLY HEIGHTS I + II APARTMENTS       | Acquisition and Rehab          | 2016 | N/A     | 1          | 60% AMI       | $435,816         |

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