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

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438 Washington Ave, Jermyn, Pennsylvania 18433

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jermyn, Pennsylvania
$19.68/hour
$12.43 (+171%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $12.43 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jermyn, 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 Jermyn, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Jermyn, Pennsylvania?

The City of Jermyn has 2,070 people living in 984 households.

There are 460 renters living in 288 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.22 percent of the population living in Jermyn.

What is the rental market like in Jermyn, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,093 housing units in the Jermyn area. Of these, 288 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jermyn, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jermyn?

The rental vacancy rate in Jermyn is 0 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 Jermyn for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jermyn
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
19 111 64 75 19
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jermyn

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 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 Jermyn

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $730 to $1,464. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $730
One BR $854
Two BR $1,039
Three BR $1,343
Four BR $1,464
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jermyn, Pennsylvania

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

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 19 100 percent
One BR 73 66 percent
Two BR 25 39 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jermyn, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Jermyn?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 52
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jermyn, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Jermyn, Pennsylvania

Jermyn features 6 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 Jermyn, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jermyn, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jermyn, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.