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

Discover affordable housing in Fayette County where there are 44+ 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.

Rose Square Apartments

502 Decatur Ave, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425

Connellsville Heritage Apartments

502 Decatur Ave, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425

Iron Bridge Crossings

5 Market Street, Brownsville, Pennsylvania 15417

Hunters Ridge and Simpson Manor

800 Hunters Ridge , Brownsville, Pennsylvania 15417

Rostraver Apartments

47 Mathews Road Office 214, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012

Brownsville House

310 Cadwallader St, Brownsville, Pennsylvania 15417

Connellsville Towers

120 E Peach Street, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425

Fairchance Senior Housing

120 Fair St., Fairchance, Pennsylvania 15436

White Swan Apartments

117 West Main Street, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Laurel Estates

71 Greenpoint Cir , Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Surrey Hill Apartments

501 Surrey Hill Dr, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Uniontown Family Homes

Uniontown Family Homes, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Jefferson Courtyard

301 N Jefferson St, Connellsville, Pennsylvania 15425

Mount Vernon Towers

177 W Main St, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Union Gardens

500 Woodview Ter, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Harris Gardens

143 Brushwood Rd C-03, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Village of Searights

600 Village of Searights, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

Meridian Point

112 Confer Vista Dr, Uniontown, Pennsylvania 15401

S J Bailey Apartments

PO Box 350, Nicholson, Pennsylvania 18446

Wynnwood Commons

100 Fair St, Fairchance, Pennsylvania 15436

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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 Fayette County, 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 Fayette 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Fayette County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Fayette County has 125,755 people living in 55,657 households.

There are 25,651 renters living in 14,667 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.4 percent of the population living in Fayette County.

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

There are an estimated 62,181 housing units in the Fayette County area. Of these, 15,727 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fayette County?

The rental vacancy rate in Fayette County is 7 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 Fayette County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fayette County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
578 3,233 4,870 4,758 1,107
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fayette County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Fayette County

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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fayette 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 321 56 percent
One BR 2,828 87 percent
Two BR 4,225 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Fayette County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 403
Public Housing 1,296
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 868
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 4
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 49
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 7
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 104
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County features 2,785 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 Fayette County, Pennsylvania

There are 346 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fayette County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.