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

Discover affordable housing in Potter County where there are 6+ 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.

Silver Maples

600 School St, Ulysses, Pennsylvania 16948

Oswayo Apartments

307 W Academy St, Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania 16748

Ulysses Family

Academy And East Center St, Ulysses, Pennsylvania 16948

Honeoye Haven

100 E Honeoye St, Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania 16748

Redwood Village

9 Penn Ave, Galeton, Pennsylvania 16922

Freeman House

79 Maple View Ln, Coudersport, Pennsylvania 16915

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Potter County, Pennsylvania
$16.00/hour
$8.75 (+121%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $8.75 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Potter 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) programs for Potter County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Potter County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Potter County has 16,390 people living in 6,595 households.

There are 3,175 renters living in 1,316 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.37 percent of the population living in Potter County.

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

There are an estimated 12,395 housing units in the Potter County area. Of these, 1,367 units are rental homes, making up 11 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Potter County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Potter County?

The rental vacancy rate in Potter County is 1 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 Potter County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Potter County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
23 290 358 482 124
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Potter County

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Potter County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $616 to $1,224. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $616
One BR $643
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,058
Four BR $1,224
2024 Fair Market Rents in Potter County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Potter 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 20 87 percent
One BR 205 71 percent
Two BR 200 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Potter County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Potter County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 91
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 68
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Potter County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Potter County, Pennsylvania

Potter County features 135 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 Potter County, Pennsylvania

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Potter County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Potter County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Potter County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Potter County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Potter County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $930.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.