Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Allentown, PA

Discover affordable housing in Allentown where there are 47+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Cedar Village Apartments

4234 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104

Allentown Center Square

15 North 7th Street , Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

West Turner Residences

449 West Turner Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

Little Lehigh Manor

824 Jackson Street , Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

Greystone Apartments

106 S 7th St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

OVERLOOK 1A

445 HANOVER AVE, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109

Allentown Center Square

15 N 7TH ST, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Mountainville Manor

1920 S 5th St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103

Ahepa Lehigh Chapter 60 Apartments

1823 Chapel Ave, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103

Bnai Brith House

1616 W Liberty St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

South Sixth St Rehab I

102 S 6th St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Victoria Village

129 South Sixth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Cumberland Gardens

501 E. Cumberland St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103

Allentown Towne House Apartments

1827 W Walnut Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104

John T. Gross Towers

1339 W Allen St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

Episcopal House

1440 W Walnut St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

Overlook Park

445 Hanover Ave, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18109

Little Lehigh

330 Lehigh St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18102

Phoebe Apartments

1901 S Linden St, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104

Good Shepherd Supported Independent Living Apartments

909 South Sixth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Allentown, Pennsylvania
$27.01/hour
$19.76 (+273%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $19.76 (+273%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Allentown, Pennsylvania?

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.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Allentown.

How many renters live in Allentown, Pennsylvania?

The City of Allentown has 125,105 people living in 46,536 households.

There are 65,721 renters living in 27,429 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.53 percent of the population living in Allentown.

What is the rental market like in Allentown, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 49,156 housing units in the Allentown area. Of these, 27,568 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Allentown, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Allentown?

The rental vacancy rate in Allentown is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Allentown for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Allentown
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,785 8,164 9,185 5,204 2,269
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Allentown

A large number of apartments in Allentown have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Allentown are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Allentown

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $972 to $1,900. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $972
One BR $1,137
Two BR $1,426
Three BR $1,821
Four BR $1,900
2024 Fair Market Rents in Allentown, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Allentown?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 881 49 percent
One BR 4,916 60 percent
Two BR 6,332 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Allentown, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Allentown?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Allentown, Pennsylvania including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 793
Public Housing 910
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 926
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 49
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 18
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown features 2,074 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 Allentown, Pennsylvania

There are 360 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Allentown.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Allentown, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Allentown landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Allentown.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Allentown, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,283 and $1,569.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.