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

Discover affordable housing in Emmaus where there are 7+ 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.

Ridge Manor II

120 N 3rd St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

East Penn Place II

643 Broad St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

East Penn Place

633 Broad St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

Ridge Manor

333 Ridge St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

815 - 819 Ferry St Apartments

815 Ferry St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

Walnut Street Apartments

624 Walnut St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

Broom Street Apartments

314 Broom St, Emmaus, Pennsylvania 18049

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Emmaus, 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 Emmaus, 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 Emmaus, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Emmaus, Pennsylvania?

The City of Emmaus has 11,644 people living in 4,797 households.

There are 3,126 renters living in 1,633 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.85 percent of the population living in Emmaus.

What is the rental market like in Emmaus, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 5,036 housing units in the Emmaus area. Of these, 1,760 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Emmaus?

The rental vacancy rate in Emmaus is 7 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 Emmaus for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Emmaus
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
42 647 607 275 62
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Emmaus

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Emmaus

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 Emmaus, Pennsylvania

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 434 67 percent
Two BR 321 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Emmaus?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 128
Public Housing 75
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Emmaus features 164 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 Emmaus, Pennsylvania

There are 139 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Emmaus.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Emmaus, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.