Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mahanoy City, PA

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Mahanoy Elderly Housing

10 W Centre St, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania 17948

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
$16.25/hour
$9.00 (+124%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.00 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mahanoy City, 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 Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania?

The City of Mahanoy City has 3,548 people living in 1,358 households.

There are 1,783 renters living in 580 renter households in this City. Renters make up 50.25 percent of the population living in Mahanoy City.

What is the rental market like in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,222 housing units in the Mahanoy City area. Of these, 599 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mahanoy City?

The rental vacancy rate in Mahanoy City is 3 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 Mahanoy City for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mahanoy City
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 101 154 185 14
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mahanoy City

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Mahanoy City

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $663 to $1,203. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $663
One BR $663
Two BR $858
Three BR $1,129
Four BR $1,203
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

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

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
One BR 80 79 percent
Two BR 76 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Mahanoy City?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 124
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 124
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

Mahanoy City features 124 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 Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mahanoy City landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Mahanoy City.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $772 and $944.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.