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

Discover affordable housing in Millvale where there are 2+ 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.

Alverno Apartments

98 Hawthorne Rd, Millvale, Pennsylvania 15209

Lloyd Mcbride Court

614 Lincoln Ave, Millvale, Pennsylvania 15209

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Millvale, 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 Millvale, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Millvale, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Millvale, Pennsylvania?

The City of Millvale has 3,377 people living in 1,631 households.

There are 1,611 renters living in 943 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.71 percent of the population living in Millvale.

What is the rental market like in Millvale, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,975 housing units in the Millvale area. Of these, 1,058 units are rental homes, making up 54 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Millvale, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Millvale?

The rental vacancy rate in Millvale is 7 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 Millvale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millvale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 481 336 118 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millvale

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Millvale

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 Millvale, Pennsylvania

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

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 5 63 percent
One BR 359 75 percent
Two BR 223 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Millvale, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Millvale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 109
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Millvale, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Millvale, Pennsylvania

Millvale features 112 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 Millvale, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Millvale, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.