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

Discover affordable housing in Harleysville where there are 4+ 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.

Parkview at Oak Crest

560 Oak Drive, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438

Valley Manor

350 Broad St, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438

Pheasant Run Apartments

150 Main St, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438

Homes for America

Rt 13 And Oak Dr, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Harleysville, Pennsylvania
$32.90/hour
$25.65 (+354%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $25.65 (+354%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Harleysville, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Harleysville, Pennsylvania?

The City of Harleysville has 8,992 people living in 3,692 households.

There are 2,080 renters living in 1,238 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.13 percent of the population living in Harleysville.

What is the rental market like in Harleysville, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 3,795 housing units in the Harleysville area. Of these, 1,322 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Harleysville?

The rental vacancy rate in Harleysville is 6 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 Harleysville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harleysville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
87 526 458 114 46
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Harleysville

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 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 Harleysville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,303 to $2,422. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,303
One BR $1,451
Two BR $1,737
Three BR $2,100
Four BR $2,422
2024 Fair Market Rents in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

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

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 193 37 percent
Two BR 172 38 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Harleysville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 99
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 41
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

Harleysville features 182 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 Harleysville, Pennsylvania

There are 199 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Harleysville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Harleysville landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Harleysville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Harleysville, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,563 and $1,911.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.