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

Discover affordable housing in Indiana County where there are 33+ 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.

Blairview Apartments

109 Bentley Dr, Blairsville, Pennsylvania 15717

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Clymer House

525 Sherman St, Clymer, Pennsylvania 15728

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Parkway II

56 E Wiley St, Homer City, Pennsylvania 15748

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Clymer Park

100 Hillside Dr, Clymer, Pennsylvania 15728

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Garfield Court

187 Spring St, Robinson, Pennsylvania 15949

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Regency Square Apartments

1300 Oakland Ave, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Hickory Meadow

Marion Rd, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Homestead

74 Gompers Ave, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Whites Run Common

160 N 10th St, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Clairvaux Commons

100 Clairvaux Dr, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

payment Subsidized

Hamilton Apartments

751 Maple St, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

payment Subsidized

The Schoolhouse Square

416 Market St, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 15681

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

The Courtyard

1703 Warren Rd, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Poets Village

500 Millay Cir, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 1-4
payment $755-1285/mo.
payment Subsidized

Westgate Group

1935 Merry Pl, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 1-3
payment $525-925/mo.

Elm by Traverse Commons

223 Medlar Dr, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 2-4
payment $400-540/mo.

Aspen by Traverse Commons

100 Grove Ln, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 3
payment $440/mo.

1700 Philadelphia St Unit 12

1700 Philadelphia St Unit 12, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 1
payment $650/mo.

1961 Philadelphia St

1961 Philadelphia St, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 3
payment $1100/mo.

1117 Chestnut St

1117 Chestnut St, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701

bed 2
payment $775/mo.

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Indiana County, Pennsylvania
$16.27/hour
$9.02 (+124%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.02 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Indiana 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 Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Indiana County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Indiana County has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.5 percent of the population living in Indiana County.

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

There are an estimated housing units in the Indiana County area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, there are 1.12 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Indiana County?

The rental vacancy rate in Indiana County is 11 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 Indiana County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Indiana County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
303 2,254 3,691 1,973 779
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Indiana County

A large number of apartments in Indiana County have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How Much Is Rent in Indiana County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $627 to $1,243. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $627
One BR $741
Two BR $859
Three BR $1,136
Four BR $1,243
2024 Fair Market Rents in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Indiana 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 151 50 percent
One BR 1,525 68 percent
Two BR 2,055 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Indiana County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Public Housing
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Indiana County features 602 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 Indiana County, Pennsylvania

There are 369 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Indiana County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $773 and $945.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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