Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Huntingdon County, PA

Discover affordable housing in Huntingdon County where there are 8+ 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.

Blair House Apartments

600 Penn St, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652

Three Springs Estates

21298 Church St, Three Springs, Pennsylvania 17264

Marshall Deforrest Apartments

900 Mifflin St, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652

Westminster Woods at Huntingdon

360 Westminster Drive, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652

Orbisonia Elderly Housing

Cromwell St, Orbisonia, Pennsylvania 17243

Potts Apartments CO Rpm, Inc

5550 Cromwell St, Orbisonia, Pennsylvania 17243

Chestnut Terrace

120 S Division St, Mount Union, Pennsylvania 17066

Crawford Apartments

711 Church St, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 16652

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Huntingdon County, 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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What HUD offices serve Huntingdon County, 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 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Huntingdon County has 44,123 people living in 15,771 households.

There are 7,540 renters living in 3,388 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.09 percent of the population living in Huntingdon County.

What is the rental market like in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 20,957 housing units in the Huntingdon County area. Of these, 3,583 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Huntingdon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Huntingdon County 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 Huntingdon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Huntingdon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
60 805 1,175 999 289
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Huntingdon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 34 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Huntingdon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $652 to $1,318. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $652
One BR $684
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,082
Four BR $1,318
2024 Fair Market Rents in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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

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 29 48 percent
One BR 462 57 percent
Two BR 648 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Huntingdon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 83
Public Housing 314
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 84
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County features 513 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 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Huntingdon County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Huntingdon County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.