Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Easton, PA

Discover affordable housing in Easton where there are 18+ 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.

Knox Avenue Senior Apartments

1101 Knox Ave, Easton, Pennsylvania 18040

Grandview Apartments

100 Grandview Terrace, Easton, Pennsylvania 18045

South Third Street Apartments

100 S 3rd St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Easton Senior Citizen Housing

127 S 4th Street, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Shiloh Manor

223 Thomas Bright Ave, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Antonian Towers

2405 Hillside Ave, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Ferry Street Apartments

600 Ferry St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Neston Heights

205 E Kleinhans St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Spitale Elderly Apartments

607 Northampton St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Neston Heights Senior Project

137 E Kleinhans St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Delaware Terrace

948 Glendon Ave, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Jefferson St - N Union St

32 N Union St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Bushkill House

66 N Locust St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Wilson Manor Apartments

535 Avona Ave, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Harlan House Senior Associates

221 S 4th St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Grandview II

200 Grandview Dr, Easton, Pennsylvania 18045

Butler Street Apartments

1198 Butler St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

Bishop Apartments

527 Northampton St, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Easton, Pennsylvania
$27.01/hour
$19.76 (+273%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $19.76 (+273%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Easton, 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 Easton, Pennsylvania.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Easton, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Easton, Pennsylvania?

The City of Easton has 28,883 people living in 10,442 households.

There are 12,162 renters living in 5,575 renter households in this City. Renters make up 42.11 percent of the population living in Easton.

What is the rental market like in Easton, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 11,486 housing units in the Easton area. Of these, 5,826 units are rental homes, making up 51 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Easton, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Easton?

The rental vacancy rate in Easton 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 Easton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Easton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
336 1,889 2,054 872 189
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Easton

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Easton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $972 to $1,900. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $972
One BR $1,137
Two BR $1,426
Three BR $1,821
Four BR $1,900
2024 Fair Market Rents in Easton, Pennsylvania

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

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 161 48 percent
One BR 1,153 61 percent
Two BR 1,353 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Easton, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Easton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 250
Public Housing 376
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 109
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Easton, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Easton, Pennsylvania

Easton features 585 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 Easton, Pennsylvania

There are 286 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Easton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Easton, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Easton, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,283 and $1,569.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.