Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Carnegie, PA

Discover affordable housing in Carnegie where there are 5+ 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.

Carnegie Retirement Residence

Railroad Avenue, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106

Carnegie Towers

820 Capitol Dr, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106

Honus Wagner Plaza

1 3rd Ave, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106

Andrew Carnegie

514 Lydia St, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106

Robert Ardolino

432 5th St, Carnegie, Pennsylvania 15106

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carnegie, 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 Carnegie, 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 Carnegie, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Carnegie, Pennsylvania?

The City of Carnegie has 8,067 people living in 4,074 households.

There are 2,986 renters living in 1,781 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.01 percent of the population living in Carnegie.

What is the rental market like in Carnegie, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 4,481 housing units in the Carnegie area. Of these, 1,922 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carnegie?

The rental vacancy rate in Carnegie is 6 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 Carnegie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carnegie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
38 771 659 279 24
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carnegie

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Carnegie

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 Carnegie, Pennsylvania

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

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 36 95 percent
One BR 583 76 percent
Two BR 511 78 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carnegie, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Carnegie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 77
Public Housing 17
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 301
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carnegie, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Carnegie, Pennsylvania

Carnegie features 318 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 Carnegie, Pennsylvania

There are 62 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Carnegie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carnegie, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Carnegie landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Carnegie.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.