Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Berlin, PA

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East Berlin Manor Apartments

407 Abbottstown St, East Berlin, Pennsylvania 17316

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Berlin, Pennsylvania
$23.22/hour
$15.97 (+220%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $15.97 (+220%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve East Berlin, 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) programs for East Berlin, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in East Berlin, Pennsylvania?

The City of East Berlin has 1,573 people living in 665 households.

There are 511 renters living in 248 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.49 percent of the population living in East Berlin.

What is the rental market like in East Berlin, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 678 housing units in the East Berlin area. Of these, 248 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Berlin, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Berlin?

The rental vacancy rate in East Berlin is 0 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 East Berlin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Berlin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 63 153 23 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Berlin

A large number of apartments in East Berlin 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 East Berlin are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 East Berlin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $831 to $1,765. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $831
One BR $997
Two BR $1,226
Three BR $1,620
Four BR $1,765
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Berlin, Pennsylvania

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

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
One BR 51 81 percent
Two BR 102 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Berlin, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in East Berlin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 19
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Berlin, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in East Berlin, Pennsylvania

East Berlin features 19 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 East Berlin, Pennsylvania

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Berlin.

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Berlin, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Berlin landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in East Berlin.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Berlin, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,103 and $1,349.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.