Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Allegheny County, PA

Discover affordable housing in Allegheny County where there are 437+ 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.

Moorhead Tower Apartments

375 N Craig St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Wood Towers

810 Wood St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

Strawberry Patch Apartments

1000 4th St , Whitehall, Pennsylvania 18052

Munroe Tower Apartments

101 Delaware Ave., Oakmont, Pennsylvania 15139

Homewood House

7130 Frankstown Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208

Ohioview Tower

250 Jefferson Dr, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136

Dalton's Edge - Phase 1

700 Second Avenue, Tarentum, Pennsylvania 15084

General Braddock Tower

620 Sixth Street, North Braddock, Pennsylvania 15104

Pine Ridge Heights

892 Veteran's Lane, Harrison Township, Pennsylvania 15065

Hawkins Village

Kenmawr Avenue, Rankin, Pennsylvania 15104

Negley Gardens

804 Creek Street, Apt D, Tarentum, Pennsylvania 15084

Jefferson Manor

201 Jefferson Road , Penn Hills, Pennsylvania 15235

Shawnese Gadsden Acres

Marion Circle, Clairton, Pennsylvania 15025

Uansa Villiage

1 Helen and Robb Street, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136

Groveton Village Apartments

111 Groveton Dr, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108

Hays Manor

209 Locust St, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136

Shady Park Place

415 Lobinger Ave, Braddock, Pennsylvania 15104

Midtown Plaza

516 Sinclair St, McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132

Bennett Place Apartments

7245 Bennett Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208

Vesper Street Property

121 Vesper St, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania 15017

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Allegheny County, 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 Allegheny County, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Allegheny County has 1,233,253 people living in 539,000 households.

There are 341,802 renters living in 187,021 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.72 percent of the population living in Allegheny County.

What is the rental market like in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 606,136 housing units in the Allegheny County area. Of these, 209,159 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Allegheny County?

The rental vacancy rate in Allegheny County 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 Allegheny County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Allegheny County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13,034 64,327 69,077 32,334 6,252
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Allegheny County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Allegheny County

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 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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

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 6,767 52 percent
One BR 37,875 59 percent
Two BR 33,808 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Allegheny County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 7,865
Public Housing 6,797
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 12,550
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 63
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 907
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 241
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 38
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County features 20,471 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 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

There are 6,406 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Allegheny County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Allegheny County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Allegheny County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.