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

Discover affordable housing in Milton where there are 2+ 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.

Milton Village

751 Mahoning St, Milton, Pennsylvania 17847

Mahoning Acres - Milton Towers

50 Mahoning St, Milton, Pennsylvania 17847

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

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

How many renters live in Milton, Pennsylvania?

The City of Milton has 6,610 people living in 2,745 households.

There are 3,491 renters living in 1,558 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.81 percent of the population living in Milton.

What is the rental market like in Milton, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 3,070 housing units in the Milton area. Of these, 1,711 units are rental homes, making up 56 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Milton, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Milton?

The rental vacancy rate in Milton is 9 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 Milton for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milton
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
47 573 519 367 49
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milton

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Milton

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $608 to $1,125. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $608
One BR $688
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,034
Four BR $1,125
2024 Fair Market Rents in Milton, Pennsylvania

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

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 23 49 percent
One BR 259 45 percent
Two BR 215 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Milton, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Milton?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 200
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 129
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Milton, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Milton, Pennsylvania

Milton features 280 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 Milton, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Milton, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.