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

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Emerald Estates

800 Church St, Gallitzin, Pennsylvania 16641

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
$16.34/hour
$9.09 (+125%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.09 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Gallitzin, 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 Gallitzin, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania?

The City of Gallitzin has 1,530 people living in 634 households.

There are 292 renters living in 120 renter households in this City. Renters make up 19.08 percent of the population living in Gallitzin.

What is the rental market like in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 741 housing units in the Gallitzin area. Of these, 138 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Gallitzin?

The rental vacancy rate in Gallitzin is 13 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 Gallitzin for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gallitzin
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 19 46 52 3
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Gallitzin

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Gallitzin

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $678 to $1,276. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $678
One BR $682
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,135
Four BR $1,276
2024 Fair Market Rents in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

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

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 16 84 percent
Two BR 31 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Gallitzin?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 35
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

Gallitzin features 35 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 Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.