Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Clarks Summit, PA

Discover affordable housing in Clarks Summit where there are 3+ 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.

Bedford Towers

400 Bedford St, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411

Linden Crest

100 Linden St, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411

Cole Village

Williams St, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
$19.68/hour
$12.43 (+171%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $12.43 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clarks Summit, 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 Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania?

The City of Clarks Summit has 5,091 people living in 2,282 households.

There are 935 renters living in 564 renter households in this City. Renters make up 18.37 percent of the population living in Clarks Summit.

What is the rental market like in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,377 housing units in the Clarks Summit area. Of these, 564 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clarks Summit?

The rental vacancy rate in Clarks Summit 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 Clarks Summit for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarks Summit
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 236 182 129 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clarks Summit

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

Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Clarks Summit

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $730 to $1,464. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $730
One BR $854
Two BR $1,039
Three BR $1,343
Four BR $1,464
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

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

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 130 55 percent
Two BR 76 42 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Clarks Summit?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 194
Public Housing 61
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 194
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

Clarks Summit features 256 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 Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.