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.

Dinwiddie Street Housing

301 Dinwiddie St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Falconhurst Restoration

724 Kelly Ave., Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania 15221

Third East Hills Park

2262 Bracey Dr, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

Fairfield Apartments

6201 Broad St , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206

Allegheny Independence House

210 Marguerite Ave, Wilmerding, Pennsylvania 15148

Palisades Plaza

5 Palisades Plz, Rankin, Pennsylvania 15104

Broadview Manor

270 Broadway, Pitcairn, Pennsylvania 15140

West Park Court

710 W North Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220

Marian Plaza

8601 Bricelyn St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

Versailles - Archer Apartments

3221 Versailles Ave, McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132

Woodcrest Retirement Residence

1502 Woodcrest Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108

Bedford Hill Apartments III

2129 Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Bellefield Dwellings

4400 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Rolling Woods Estates

401 Rolling Woods Dr, North Versailles, Pennsylvania 15137

Thomas Village

5604 Community Center Dr, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania 15044

Liberty Cottages

Hebe Ln, Liberty, Pennsylvania 16930

Orchard Park

1001 Ridge Street , Duquesne, Pennsylvania 15110

Uptown Lofts on Fifth

2076 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Eva P. Mitchell

1621 Lincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206

Allegheny Union Baptist

2700 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

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.