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

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Columbia Village

173 S. Center Street, Millville, Pennsylvania

calendar_today Opened: Jul 1
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Millville, Pennsylvania
$20.15/hour
$12.90 (+178%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $12.90 (+178%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Millville, 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 Millville, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Millville, Pennsylvania?

The City of Millville has 1,000 people living in 372 households.

There are 391 renters living in 165 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.1 percent of the population living in Millville.

What is the rental market like in Millville, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 414 housing units in the Millville area. Of these, 171 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Millville, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Millville?

The rental vacancy rate in Millville 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 Millville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 65 40 36 5
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Millville

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 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 Millville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $721 to $1,463. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $721
One BR $878
Two BR $1,064
Three BR $1,287
Four BR $1,463
2024 Fair Market Rents in Millville, Pennsylvania

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

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 19 100 percent
One BR 57 88 percent
Two BR 30 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Millville, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Millville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 45
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Millville, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Millville, Pennsylvania

Millville features 45 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 Millville, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Millville, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Millville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Millville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Millville, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $958 and $1,170.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.