Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lancaster County, PA

Discover affordable housing in Lancaster County where there are 38+ 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.

Willow Run

26 Utley Place, Willow Street, Pennsylvania 17584

Rockford Chase Apartments

375 South Rockford Road, Mountville, Pennsylvania 17554

Denver Valley

99 Monroe Street, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517

Brunswick Farms Apartments

373 Hampden Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17554

Oak Bottom Village

123 Groffdale Drive, Quarryville, Pennsylvania 17566

East High Village

554 E High St, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022

Millersville Manor

25 Lee Ave, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551

The Willows at Manor Heights

221 Linville Dr, Mountville, Pennsylvania 17554

Marietta Senior Apartments

601 E Market St, Marietta, Pennsylvania 17547

Mountain View Terrace

566 Springville Rd, New Holland, Pennsylvania 17557

The Apartments at Heatherwoods aka Rosewood Village Apartments

200 Hill Road, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517

Aster Place Apartments

201 Starflower View, Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543

Whistlestop View Apartments

443 West High Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022

Market House Apartments

41 S Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022

Larkspur Crossing Townhomes

201 Starflower View, Lititz, Pennsylvania 17543

Landisville Apartments

180 Elizabeth St, Landisville, Pennsylvania 17538

Landisville Apartments l

170 Elizabeth St, Landisville, Pennsylvania 17538

Franklin Street Apartments

55 E Franklin Street, Ephrata, Pennsylvania 17522

The Apartments at Heatherwoods

200 Hill Road Denver, Denver, Pennsylvania 17517

Salisbury Manor

70 Grant St, Salisbury, Pennsylvania 15558

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
$25.25/hour
$18.00 (+248%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $18.00 (+248%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lancaster County, 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) programs for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Lancaster County has 556,629 people living in 212,016 households.

There are 138,686 renters living in 64,157 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.92 percent of the population living in Lancaster County.

What is the rental market like in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 216,592 housing units in the Lancaster County area. Of these, 64,778 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lancaster County?

The rental vacancy rate in Lancaster County is 3 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 Lancaster County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lancaster County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
2,892 15,746 24,715 14,773 4,396
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lancaster County

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Lancaster County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $938 to $1,775. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $938
One BR $1,061
Two BR $1,333
Three BR $1,725
Four BR $1,775
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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

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 1,168 40 percent
One BR 8,613 55 percent
Two BR 13,922 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Lancaster County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,192
Public Housing 469
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,391
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 102
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 160
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 361
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County features 853 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 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

There are 972 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lancaster County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lancaster County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Lancaster County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,200 and $1,466.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.