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

Discover affordable housing in Lebanon County where there are 26+ 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.

Lebanon Village Apartments

201 Lebanon Vlg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Deer Lake Apartments

2075 Water St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Highland Glen

20th And Penn St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Tulpehocken Terrace

101 W Richland Ave, Myerstown, Pennsylvania 17067

Brookside Gardens

503 N 12th St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Lebanon Townhouses

1111 Reindehl St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 0

Willows Senior Apartments

605 N 12th Street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Walnut Manor

219 Fisher St, Jonestown, Pennsylvania 17038

Poplar Terrace

605 S 8th St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Kreider Commons Senior

631 North Eighth St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

WILLOW TERRACE

800 WILLOW ST, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Oak View Terrace

1407 Oak St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Palmyra Interfaith Manor

101 S Railroad St, Palmyra, Pennsylvania 17078

Markethouse Place

550 Willow St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Mifflin Mills Townhomes

Mifflin Mills Townhomes, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Washington Court

203 West Washington Ave, Myerstown, Pennsylvania

Phfa Chdo - Hill Terrace

Hill St Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

Webster Manor - Stevens To

930 Willow St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Webster Manor - Stevens To

970 Steckbeck St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17046

Modular Housing Units

1320 Lafayette St, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
$23.20/hour
$15.95 (+220%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $15.95 (+220%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lebanon 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), Public Housing programs for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Lebanon County has 144,011 people living in 55,245 households.

There are 30,780 renters living in 15,147 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.37 percent of the population living in Lebanon County.

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

There are an estimated 59,213 housing units in the Lebanon County area. Of these, 16,726 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lebanon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Lebanon County is 5 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 Lebanon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lebanon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
831 3,714 5,553 4,621 842
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lebanon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Lebanon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $896 to $1,631. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $896
One BR $951
Two BR $1,225
Three BR $1,546
Four BR $1,631
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lebanon 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 524 63 percent
One BR 2,512 68 percent
Two BR 3,425 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Lebanon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 642
Public Housing 403
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 814
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 66
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

Lebanon County features 1,289 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 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

There are 399 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lebanon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lebanon County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lebanon County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,103 and $1,348.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.