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

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Verland Commons

1511 Spruce St, Cheswick, Pennsylvania 15024

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

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

How many renters live in Cheswick, Pennsylvania?

The City of Cheswick has 1,638 people living in 760 households.

There are 311 renters living in 157 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.99 percent of the population living in Cheswick.

What is the rental market like in Cheswick, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 869 housing units in the Cheswick area. Of these, 157 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cheswick?

The rental vacancy rate in Cheswick is 0 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 Cheswick for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cheswick
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 22 93 38 4
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cheswick

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Cheswick

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 Cheswick, Pennsylvania

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

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
One BR 17 77 percent
Two BR 47 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cheswick, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Cheswick?

Income Based Apartments in Cheswick, Pennsylvania

Cheswick features 5 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 Cheswick, Pennsylvania

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cheswick.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cheswick, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cheswick landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Cheswick.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.