Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Lower Burrell, PA

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Parnassus and Lower Burrell Manor

200 Sylvan Dr, Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania 15068

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania
$21.99/hour
$14.74 (+203%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $14.74 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Lower Burrell, 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 Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania?

The City of Lower Burrell has 11,701 people living in 5,284 households.

There are 1,529 renters living in 916 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.07 percent of the population living in Lower Burrell.

What is the rental market like in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 5,399 housing units in the Lower Burrell area. Of these, 916 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Lower Burrell?

The rental vacancy rate in Lower Burrell 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 Lower Burrell for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lower Burrell
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
13 211 483 120 69
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Lower Burrell

A large number of apartments in Lower Burrell 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 Lower Burrell 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 Lower Burrell

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $917 to $1,605. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $917
One BR $965
Two BR $1,161
Three BR $1,474
Four BR $1,605
2024 Fair Market Rents in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

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

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 13 100 percent
One BR 209 99 percent
Two BR 354 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Lower Burrell?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 184
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 29
Section 236 Rental Assistance 2
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

Lower Burrell features 221 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 Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,045 and $1,277.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.