Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pleasant Gap, PA

Discover affordable housing in Pleasant Gap 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.

Pleasant Hills Apartments

155 N. Danielle Dr, Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 16823

Lutheran Commons at Pleasant Gap

Adjacent, Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 16823

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 Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania
$24.94/hour
$17.69 (+244%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $17.69 (+244%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pleasant Gap, 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 Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania?

The City of Pleasant Gap has 3,542 people living in 1,361 households.

There are 1,106 renters living in 405 renter households in this City. Renters make up 31.23 percent of the population living in Pleasant Gap.

What is the rental market like in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,398 housing units in the Pleasant Gap area. Of these, 405 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pleasant Gap?

The rental vacancy rate in Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pleasant Gap
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 76 53 254 22
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pleasant Gap

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Pleasant Gap

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,122 to $1,754. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,122
One BR $1,133
Two BR $1,317
Three BR $1,593
Four BR $1,754
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

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

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 61 80 percent
Two BR 53 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Pleasant Gap?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Gap features 14 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 Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

There are 40 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pleasant Gap.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pleasant Gap landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Pleasant Gap.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,185 and $1,449.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.