What HUD offices serve Lake Winola, 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.
Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Lake Winola.
How many renters live in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania?
The City of Lake Winola has 602 people living in 313 households.
There are 173 renters living in 99 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.74 percent of the population living in Lake Winola.
What is the rental market like in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania?
There are an estimated 542 housing units in the Lake Winola area. Of these, 99 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lake Winola?
The rental vacancy rate in Lake Winola 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 Lake Winola for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lake Winola
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 18 | 28 | 39 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lake Winola
A large number of apartments in Lake Winola 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 Lake Winola are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Lake Winola
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 Lake Winola, Pennsylvania
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Lake Winola?
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 | 14 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 13 | 72 percent |
| Two BR | 16 | 57 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania
How many affordable rental units are in Lake Winola?
Income Based Apartments in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania
Lake Winola features 0 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 Lake Winola, Pennsylvania
There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Lake Winola.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lake Winola landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Lake Winola.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lake Winola, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
