What HUD offices serve Blossburg, 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.
Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Blossburg.
How many renters live in Blossburg, Pennsylvania?
The City of Blossburg has 1,835 people living in 649 households.
There are 534 renters living in 198 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.1 percent of the population living in Blossburg.
What is the rental market like in Blossburg, Pennsylvania?
There are an estimated 734 housing units in the Blossburg area. Of these, 233 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blossburg?
The rental vacancy rate in Blossburg 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 Blossburg for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blossburg
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 38 | 32 | 99 | 9 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blossburg
A large number of apartments in Blossburg 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 Blossburg are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 44 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 Blossburg
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $583 to $1,181. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $583 |
| One BR | $658 |
| Two BR | $860 |
| Three BR | $1,117 |
| Four BR | $1,181 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Blossburg?
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 | 20 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 17 | 45 percent |
| Two BR | 21 | 66 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
How many affordable rental units are in Blossburg?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Blossburg, Pennsylvania including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Public Housing | 21 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
Blossburg features 188 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 Blossburg, Pennsylvania
There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blossburg.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Blossburg, Pennsylvania
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blossburg landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Blossburg.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blossburg, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $774 and $946.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
