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

Discover affordable housing in Northumberland County where there are 26+ 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.

Coal Township Elderly Housing

101 N Ash St, Coal, Pennsylvania 17866

Milton Village

751 Mahoning St, Milton, Pennsylvania 17847

Cannery Point

16th St, Northumberland, Pennsylvania 17857

Liberty Terraces C

25 Liberty Ter, Watsontown, Pennsylvania 17777

Georgetown Heights

113 Georgetown Hts, Dalmatia, Pennsylvania 17017

Broadway Estates

524 Broadway Estates, Turbotville, Pennsylvania 17772

Valley Place

Monestary Rd, Elysburg, Pennsylvania 17824

Sheridan Court

20 N Sheridan St, Coal, Pennsylvania 17866

Brushwood Apartments CO Northd Co H A

149 Nevada Dr, Kulpmont, Pennsylvania 17834

Queens Pointe

234 11th St, Northumberland, Pennsylvania 17857

Shikellamy Homes

631 N 7th St, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801

Mountain View

152 Horvath Drive, Elysburg, Pennsylvania 17824

River Front Apartments

130 South Front Street, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801

Memorial Acres

1 Memorial Acres, Sunbury, Pennsylvania 17801

Timberwood Park

301 N 6th St, Kulpmont, Pennsylvania 17834

Mahoning Acres - Milton Towers

50 Mahoning St, Milton, Pennsylvania 17847

Nottingham Estates

100 Nottingham Dr, Elysburg, Pennsylvania 17824

Warrior Run Manor

1105 Main St, Watsontown, Pennsylvania 17777

Lincoln Towers

201 W Mulberry St, Shamokin, Pennsylvania 17872

Liberty Square

8th and Liberty St., Watsontown, Pennsylvania

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

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

How many renters live in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Northumberland County has 90,133 people living in 38,451 households.

There are 19,949 renters living in 9,833 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.13 percent of the population living in Northumberland County.

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

There are an estimated 43,417 housing units in the Northumberland County area. Of these, 10,716 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Northumberland County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Northumberland County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
321 2,596 3,112 3,085 673
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Northumberland County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Northumberland County

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 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Northumberland 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 202 63 percent
One BR 1,643 63 percent
Two BR 1,750 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Northumberland County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 570
Public Housing 709
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 727
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 264
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Northumberland County features 1,624 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 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

There are 194 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Northumberland County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.