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

Discover affordable housing in Centre County where there are 34+ 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.

Pleasant Hills Apartments

155 N. Danielle Dr, Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 16823

Governors Gate Apartments

415 Governors Park Road, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Spring Brae

101 Terra Sylvan Ln, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Phillipsburg Towers

300 N Front St, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866

Stonebridge Senior Apartments II

1682 Bristol Ave., State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Yorkshire Village Apartments

879 Southgate Dr, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Philips Place

216 N 2nd St, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866

Dublinwood

137 Dublinwood Dr, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Centre Estates II

101 Jacks Mill Dr, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania 16827

Philipsburg Court

103 N 2nd St, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866

Mount Nittany Residences

301 Rolling Ridge Dr, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Hillcrest Commons

1011 Hill St STE C , Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866

Lutheran Commons at Pleasant Gap

Adjacent, Pleasant Gap, Pennsylvania 16823

Wyndtree Court Senior Apartments

200 Wyndtree Court, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Limerock Court Apartments

234 Limerock Terrace, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Westminster Place at Windy Hill Village

245 Dogwood Drive, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania 16866

Pleasant Pointe Apartments

280 Greensboro Circle, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Atherton Place

1311 South Atherton Street, State College, Pennsylvania 16801

Bellefonte Mews Apartments

207 South Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823

Forest Green

202 Tiller Drive, Moon Township, Pennsylvania 15108

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Centre County, Pennsylvania
$24.94/hour
$17.69 (+244%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $17.69 (+244%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Centre 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), Public Housing programs for Centre County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Centre County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Centre County has 158,425 people living in 60,457 households.

There are 45,860 renters living in 23,655 renter households in this County. Renters make up 28.95 percent of the population living in Centre County.

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

There are an estimated 66,483 housing units in the Centre County area. Of these, 25,556 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Centre County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Centre County?

The rental vacancy rate in Centre County is 4 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 Centre County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Centre County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4,464 4,450 7,354 4,875 2,157
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Centre County

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 39 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 Centre County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,122 to $1,754. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,122
One BR $1,133
Two BR $1,317
Three BR $1,593
Four BR $1,754
2024 Fair Market Rents in Centre County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Centre 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 1,792 40 percent
One BR 3,439 77 percent
Two BR 4,719 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Centre County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Centre County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 826
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 423
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 197
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Centre County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County features 692 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 Centre County, Pennsylvania

There are 732 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Centre County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Centre County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Centre County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Centre County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Centre County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,185 and $1,449.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.