Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Beaver Falls, PA

Discover affordable housing in Beaver Falls where there are 9+ 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.

Connolly Park

13th St And 18th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Lutheran Village Chippewa

139 Gertrude St, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Pmh I - Curtis Second

143 Curtis Dr, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Prv Manor

1626 7th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Reliable Housing Apartments

618 17th St, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Beaver Falls Plaza

1008 7th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Morado Dwellings

110 Morado Dwellings, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Harbor Point Housing ( Jesus Building )

1216 7th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Pleasantview Homes

2103 12th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
$21.99/hour
$14.74 (+203%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $14.74 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Beaver Falls, 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, Mainstream Voucher programs for Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania?

The City of Beaver Falls has 8,934 people living in 3,484 households.

There are 3,967 renters living in 1,931 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.4 percent of the population living in Beaver Falls.

What is the rental market like in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 4,046 housing units in the Beaver Falls area. Of these, 2,076 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beaver Falls?

The rental vacancy rate in Beaver Falls 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 Beaver Falls for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaver Falls
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
49 461 727 628 66
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaver Falls

A large number of apartments in Beaver Falls 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 Beaver Falls are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Beaver Falls

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $917 to $1,605. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $917
One BR $965
Two BR $1,161
Three BR $1,474
Four BR $1,605
2024 Fair Market Rents in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

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

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 49 100 percent
One BR 448 97 percent
Two BR 578 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Beaver Falls?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 52
Public Housing 396
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 161
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Beaver Falls features 604 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 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Beaver Falls landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Beaver Falls.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,045 and $1,277.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.