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

Discover affordable housing in Rockwood 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.

Rockwood Gardens II

740 Somerset Ave, Rockwood, Pennsylvania 15557

Rockwood Senior Housing

359 Market St, Rockwood, Pennsylvania 15557

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rockwood, Pennsylvania
$16.00/hour
$8.75 (+121%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $8.75 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rockwood, 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 Rockwood, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Rockwood, Pennsylvania?

The City of Rockwood has 816 people living in 365 households.

There are 228 renters living in 142 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.94 percent of the population living in Rockwood.

What is the rental market like in Rockwood, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 408 housing units in the Rockwood area. Of these, 154 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rockwood, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rockwood?

The rental vacancy rate in Rockwood is 8 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 Rockwood for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockwood
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 41 64 37 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockwood

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

Among renter households in this market, 36 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 5 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 Rockwood

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $728 to $1,235. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $728
One BR $732
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,158
Four BR $1,235
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rockwood, Pennsylvania

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

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 35 85 percent
Two BR 41 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rockwood, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Rockwood?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 10
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rockwood, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Rockwood, Pennsylvania

Rockwood features 10 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 Rockwood, Pennsylvania

There are 10 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rockwood.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockwood, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rockwood, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $930.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.