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

Discover affordable housing in Clarion where there are 6+ 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.

Penn Court Apartments

144 Penn Ave, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

Hillside Apartments

1500 Robinwood Dr, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

Drake Crossing

429 Grand Avenue Ext, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

Clarion Commons

202 Main St, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

Liberty Hill Apartments

107 Liberty St, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

Liberty Towers

624 Liberty St, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214

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Reported On August 10th, 2023 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clarion, Pennsylvania
$16.00/hour
$8.75 (+121%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $8.75 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clarion, 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 programs for Clarion, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Clarion, Pennsylvania?

The City of Clarion has 4,205 people living in 1,536 households.

There are 1,893 renters living in 920 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.02 percent of the population living in Clarion.

What is the rental market like in Clarion, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,989 housing units in the Clarion area. Of these, 1,273 units are rental homes, making up 64 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clarion, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clarion?

The rental vacancy rate in Clarion is 17 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 Clarion for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarion
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
43 201 480 139 44
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarion

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Clarion

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $701 to $1,434. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $701
One BR $705
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,048
Four BR $1,434
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clarion, Pennsylvania

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

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 41 95 percent
One BR 124 62 percent
Two BR 236 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clarion, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Clarion?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 89
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 10
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 54
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clarion, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Clarion, Pennsylvania

Clarion features 217 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 Clarion, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clarion, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clarion, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $930.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.