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

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Palfund Assoc

Walker Dr, Linesville, Pennsylvania 16424

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Linesville, Pennsylvania
$16.00/hour
$8.75 (+121%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $8.75 (+121%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Linesville, Pennsylvania?

The City of Linesville has 946 people living in 382 households.

There are 316 renters living in 160 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.4 percent of the population living in Linesville.

What is the rental market like in Linesville, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 436 housing units in the Linesville area. Of these, 187 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Linesville, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Linesville?

The rental vacancy rate in Linesville is 14 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 Linesville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Linesville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 49 45 25 33
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Linesville

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Linesville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $631 to $1,274. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $631
One BR $651
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,083
Four BR $1,274
2024 Fair Market Rents in Linesville, Pennsylvania

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 20 41 percent
Two BR 38 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Linesville, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Linesville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 39
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Linesville, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Linesville, Pennsylvania

Linesville features 39 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 Linesville, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Linesville, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Linesville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Linesville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Linesville, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $761 and $930.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.