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

Discover affordable housing in Clairton where there are 4+ 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.

Shawnese Gadsden Acres

Marion Circle, Clairton, Pennsylvania 15025

Millvue Acres

Marion Circle , Clairton, Pennsylvania 15025

Summerdale Court

745 Tamarack Dr, Clairton, Pennsylvania 15025

Clairton

322 Halcomb Ave, Clairton, Pennsylvania 15025

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

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

How many renters live in Clairton, Pennsylvania?

The City of Clairton has 6,182 people living in 2,747 households.

There are 2,547 renters living in 1,107 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.2 percent of the population living in Clairton.

What is the rental market like in Clairton, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 3,699 housing units in the Clairton area. Of these, 1,220 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clairton, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clairton?

The rental vacancy rate in Clairton is 9 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 Clairton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clairton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
64 270 429 307 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clairton

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 36 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 Clairton

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 Clairton, Pennsylvania

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

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 64 100 percent
One BR 248 92 percent
Two BR 229 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clairton, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Clairton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 44
Public Housing 79
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clairton, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Clairton, Pennsylvania

Clairton features 156 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 Clairton, Pennsylvania

There are 44 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clairton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clairton, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.