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

Discover affordable housing in Clinton County where there are 17+ 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.

Oak Grove

100 Short St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Meadows Edge

620 Girard St, Mill Hall, Pennsylvania 17751

Woodward Meadows

Swissdale Rd, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Summit Hollow Apartments

15 E Summit St, Avis, Pennsylvania 17721

Rock Ledge Apartments

481 W 4th St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Merreyvale Apartments

36 Merryvale Ln, Beech Creek, Pennsylvania 16822

Church St Commons

12 E Church St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Lock Haven Commons

450 E Main St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Lock Haven Gardens

610 E Church St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Kephart Plaza

360 E Park St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Lock Haven Court

250 3rd Ave, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Susquehannock Heights

813 Linden Street, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Opera House Senior Apartments

207 E Main St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Probst Plaza

1 Williamson Hts, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Sullivan Acres

350 Huron Ave, Renovo, Pennsylvania 17764

Carter Towers

11 S Jones St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

Phfa Mf - Lock Haven Commons

316 Grant St, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Clinton County, Pennsylvania
$17.25/hour
$10.00 (+138%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $10.00 (+138%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Clinton 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 Public Housing programs for Clinton County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Clinton County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Clinton County has 37,860 people living in 14,877 households.

There are 9,265 renters living in 4,255 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.47 percent of the population living in Clinton County.

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

There are an estimated 18,623 housing units in the Clinton County area. Of these, 4,668 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Clinton County?

The rental vacancy rate in Clinton County is 8 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 Clinton County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clinton County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
131 1,096 1,314 1,181 312
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Clinton County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Clinton County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,546. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $705
Two BR $911
Three BR $1,142
Four BR $1,546
2024 Fair Market Rents in Clinton County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Clinton 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 95 73 percent
One BR 728 66 percent
Two BR 703 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Clinton County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Clinton County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 76
Public Housing 457
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 249
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 3
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 11
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 262
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Clinton County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Clinton County, Pennsylvania

Clinton County features 951 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 Clinton County, Pennsylvania

There are 100 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Clinton County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Clinton County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Clinton County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $820 and $1,002.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.