What HUD offices serve Bethel Park, 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.
Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bethel Park.
How many renters live in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania?
The City of Bethel Park has 33,275 people living in 14,825 households.
There are 4,723 renters living in 3,217 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.19 percent of the population living in Bethel Park.
What is the rental market like in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania?
There are an estimated 15,596 housing units in the Bethel Park area. Of these, 3,485 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bethel Park?
The rental vacancy rate in Bethel Park is 8 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Bethel Park for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bethel Park
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 1,458 | 1,129 | 192 | 301 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bethel Park
A large number of apartments in Bethel Park 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 Bethel Park are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Bethel Park
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 Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bethel Park?
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 | 21 | 15 percent |
| One BR | 590 | 40 percent |
| Two BR | 504 | 45 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
How many affordable rental units are in Bethel Park?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 138 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Bethel Park features 140 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 Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bethel Park.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bethel Park landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Bethel Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,045 and $1,277.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
