Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in East Greenville, PA

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The Willows at East Greenville

401 W. 4th St., East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In East Greenville, Pennsylvania
$32.90/hour
$25.65 (+354%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $25.65 (+354%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve East Greenville, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for East Greenville, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in East Greenville, Pennsylvania?

The City of East Greenville has 3,150 people living in 1,135 households.

There are 1,464 renters living in 488 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.48 percent of the population living in East Greenville.

What is the rental market like in East Greenville, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,185 housing units in the East Greenville area. Of these, 488 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Greenville, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Greenville?

The rental vacancy rate in East Greenville 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 East Greenville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Greenville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 99 204 94 87
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Greenville

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 East Greenville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,303 to $2,422. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,303
One BR $1,451
Two BR $1,737
Three BR $2,100
Four BR $2,422
2024 Fair Market Rents in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

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

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 94 95 percent
Two BR 153 75 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in East Greenville?

Income Based Apartments in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

East Greenville features 0 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 East Greenville, Pennsylvania

There are 71 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Greenville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Greenville, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,563 and $1,911.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.