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

Discover affordable housing in Beaver County where there are 69+ 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.

Pulaski Homes

11 Pulaski Homes, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Gordon Camp Apartments

330 Connecticut Ave, Rochester, Pennsylvania 15074

Linmar Terrace

283 Linmar Ter, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 15001

Midcrest Homes

500 Beaver Ave, Midland, Pennsylvania 15059

Sheffield Towers

100 Superior Ave, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 15001

King Beaver

680 Canal St, Beaver, Pennsylvania 15009

Sisters of St Joseph

1020 W State St, Baden, Pennsylvania 15005

CENTER TOWNSHIP SENIOR APARTMENTS

3671 BRODHEAD RD, Monaca, Pennsylvania 15061

Beaver Falls Plaza

1008 7th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Morado Dwellings

110 Morado Dwellings, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Yards at Baltimore St

406 Baltimore St, Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331

Mcguire Woodlands

152 Stuber Rd, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Brightwood Manor

2024 3rd Ave, New Brighton, Pennsylvania 15066

Harbor Point Housing ( Jesus Building )

1216 7th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

A.C. Edgecomb Apartments

1150 Bechtel St, Monaca, Pennsylvania 15061

Pleasantview Homes

2103 12th Ave, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 15010

Koppel Terrace Senior Apartments, Lp

1st And Richard, Koppel, Pennsylvania 16136

Edward and Colleen Keller

PO Box 161, Rochester, Pennsylvania 15074

Colonial Manor

1212 Chestnut St, Franklin, Pennsylvania 16323

Koppel Elderly Housing Project

5317 5th Ave, Koppel, Pennsylvania 16136

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Beaver 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 Beaver 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, Mainstream Voucher programs for Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Beaver County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Beaver County has 165,677 people living in 72,129 households.

There are 38,304 renters living in 18,739 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.12 percent of the population living in Beaver County.

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

There are an estimated 79,255 housing units in the Beaver County area. Of these, 19,078 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beaver County?

The rental vacancy rate in Beaver County is 2 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 Beaver County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaver County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
472 3,545 8,525 4,589 1,347
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaver County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Beaver 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 Beaver County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Beaver 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 81 17 percent
One BR 2,705 76 percent
Two BR 6,064 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Beaver County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 260
Public Housing 1,843
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,192
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 152
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 33
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Beaver County features 5,307 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 Beaver County, Pennsylvania

There are 306 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beaver County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Beaver County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Beaver County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.