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

Discover affordable housing in Macungie 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.

Cedar Street Apartments

25 Cedar St, Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062

Locust Street Apartments

22 Locust St, Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062

Franklin Balliet Apartments at Macungie Meadows

101 W Main St, Macungie, Pennsylvania 18062

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Macungie, 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 Macungie, 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 Macungie, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Macungie, Pennsylvania?

The City of Macungie has 3,249 people living in 1,448 households.

There are 1,580 renters living in 813 renter households in this City. Renters make up 48.63 percent of the population living in Macungie.

What is the rental market like in Macungie, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,504 housing units in the Macungie area. Of these, 846 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Macungie, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Macungie?

The rental vacancy rate in Macungie is 4 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 Macungie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Macungie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 260 260 282 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Macungie

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Macungie

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 Macungie, Pennsylvania

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

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 160 62 percent
Two BR 44 17 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Macungie, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Macungie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 34
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Macungie, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Macungie, Pennsylvania

Macungie features 34 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 Macungie, Pennsylvania

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Macungie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Macungie, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Macungie landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Macungie.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.