Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pahoa, HI

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Nani O Puna C/O Hi. Affordable Properties, Inc.

15-2914 Kauhale St., Pahoa, Hawaii

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pahoa, Hawaii
$38.07/hour
$24.07 (+172%) more than Hawaii minimum wage and $30.82 (+425%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pahoa, Hawaii?

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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Pahoa, Hawaii.

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

How many renters live in Pahoa, Hawaii?

The City of Pahoa has 1,372 people living in 424 households.

There are 234 renters living in 68 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.06 percent of the population living in Pahoa.

What is the rental market like in Pahoa, Hawaii?

There are an estimated 474 housing units in the Pahoa area. Of these, 77 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pahoa, Hawaii, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pahoa?

The rental vacancy rate in Pahoa is 12 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 Pahoa for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pahoa
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 6 10 49 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pahoa

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

Among renter households in this market, 66 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 57 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 Pahoa

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,458 to $2,855. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,458
One BR $1,548
Two BR $2,010
Three BR $2,588
Four BR $2,855
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pahoa, Hawaii

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

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 6 100 percent
Two BR 10 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pahoa, Hawaii

How many affordable rental units are in Pahoa?

Income Based Apartments in Pahoa, Hawaii

Pahoa features 32 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 Pahoa, Hawaii

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pahoa, Hawaii

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pahoa, Hawaii for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,809 and $2,211.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.