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

Discover affordable housing in Snyder 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.

High Street Manor

441 S High St, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870

Deerfield Estates

25 CHESTNUT ST, Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania 17812

Market Street Manor

342 S Market St, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 17870

Middlecreek Village CO Jld Mgmt

PO Box 271, Kreamer, Pennsylvania 17833

Westfield Terrace Aka Middleswarth Manor

201 Westfield Ter, Middleburg, Pennsylvania 17842

Shade View Apartments

106 Drake Ct, Middleburg, Pennsylvania 17842

Middlecreek Village Apartments

Freeburg Rd, Kreamer, Pennsylvania 17833

Stayman Park

8 Smokehouse Ln, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 0

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Reported On January 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Snyder County, Pennsylvania
$16.93/hour
$9.68 (+134%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.68 (+134%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Snyder 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 Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Snyder County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Snyder County has 39,797 people living in 14,430 households.

There are 7,787 renters living in 3,543 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.57 percent of the population living in Snyder County.

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

There are an estimated 16,003 housing units in the Snyder County area. Of these, 3,837 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Snyder County?

The rental vacancy rate in Snyder County is 8 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 Snyder County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Snyder County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
66 579 1,181 1,342 345
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Snyder County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Snyder County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $660 to $1,306. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $660
One BR $787
Two BR $894
Three BR $1,152
Four BR $1,306
2024 Fair Market Rents in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Snyder 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 22 33 percent
One BR 427 74 percent
Two BR 651 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Snyder County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 42
Public Housing 40
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 116
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County features 217 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 Snyder County, Pennsylvania

There are 42 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Snyder County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Snyder County landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Snyder County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Snyder County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $805 and $983.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.