Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in New Brighton, PA

Discover affordable housing in New Brighton where there are 6+ 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.

E.B. Mcnitt New Brighton Apartments

805 Allegheny St, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Valley View Garden Apartments

1909 5th Ave, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Pulaski Homes

11 Pulaski Homes, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Mcguire Woodlands

152 Stuber Rd, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Brightwood Manor

2024 3rd Ave, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Alum Ridge Apartments ( Ymca )

732 3rd Ave, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In New Brighton, 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 New Brighton, 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 New Brighton, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in New Brighton, Pennsylvania?

The City of New Brighton has 5,645 people living in 2,619 households.

There are 2,762 renters living in 1,403 renter households in this City. Renters make up 48.93 percent of the population living in New Brighton.

What is the rental market like in New Brighton, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 3,039 housing units in the New Brighton area. Of these, 1,453 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in New Brighton?

The rental vacancy rate in New Brighton is 1 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 New Brighton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Brighton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
65 506 463 299 70
Occupied Rental Units by Size in New Brighton

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 New Brighton

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 New Brighton, Pennsylvania

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

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 65 100 percent
One BR 471 93 percent
Two BR 388 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in New Brighton, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in New Brighton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Public Housing 111
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 366
Tracked Units by Federal Program in New Brighton, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in New Brighton, Pennsylvania

New Brighton features 430 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 New Brighton, Pennsylvania

There are 11 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in New Brighton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in New Brighton, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.