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

Discover affordable housing in Lehighton where there are 3+ 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.

Lehighton Elderly

101 S 1st St, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

Gypsy Hill

83 Mahoning Dr E, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

Scattered Sites

212 Bankway St, Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lehighton, Pennsylvania
$27.01/hour
$19.76 (+273%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $19.76 (+273%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lehighton, 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 Lehighton, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Lehighton, Pennsylvania?

The City of Lehighton has 5,279 people living in 2,056 households.

There are 2,270 renters living in 979 renter households in this City. Renters make up 43 percent of the population living in Lehighton.

What is the rental market like in Lehighton, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,293 housing units in the Lehighton area. Of these, 1,133 units are rental homes, making up 49 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lehighton?

The rental vacancy rate in Lehighton is 9 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 Lehighton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lehighton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
33 358 281 257 50
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lehighton

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 8 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 Lehighton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $972 to $1,900. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $972
One BR $1,137
Two BR $1,426
Three BR $1,821
Four BR $1,900
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

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

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 33 100 percent
One BR 313 87 percent
Two BR 161 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Lehighton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 29
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 124
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Lehighton features 235 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 Lehighton, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lehighton, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Lehighton landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Lehighton.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lehighton, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,283 and $1,569.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.