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

Discover affordable housing in Pittsburgh where there are 225+ 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.

Maple Ridge

2115 Park Hill Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

Perrytown Place

101 Highland Pines Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237

Allegheny Commons

255 East Ohio Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212

North Hills Highlands Phase 2

100 Felicity Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237

Allequippa Place

235 Atwood St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15290

Morningside Crossing

1808 Jancey Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206

Susquehanna Homes

7200 Susquehanna Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208

Brew House Lofts

711 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203

Penn Mathilda Apartments

4816 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224

Garfield Glen Housing II

5194 Kincaid Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224

Baldwin Towers

200 Knoedler Rd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236

The Legacy Apartments

2121 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Moorhead Tower Apartments

375 N Craig St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213

Wood Towers

810 Wood St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221

Homewood House

7130 Frankstown Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208

Bennett Place Apartments

7245 Bennett Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15208

Robert J. Corbett Apartments

175 Corbett Court, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237

Sixth Ward Flats

3350 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201

Miller Street Apartments

328 Miller St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

Dinwiddie Street Housing

301 Dinwiddie St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, 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, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work programs for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

The City of Pittsburgh has 302,905 people living in 136,444 households.

There are 129,565 renters living in 69,139 renter households in this City. Renters make up 42.77 percent of the population living in Pittsburgh.

What is the rental market like in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 161,999 housing units in the Pittsburgh area. Of these, 77,714 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pittsburgh?

The rental vacancy rate in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsburgh
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
5,975 26,169 22,351 11,156 2,405
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsburgh

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

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 2,346 39 percent
One BR 11,872 45 percent
Two BR 9,120 41 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Pittsburgh?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,546
Public Housing 3,064
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 5,924
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 367
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 106
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh features 11,603 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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

There are 4,341 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pittsburgh.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pittsburgh landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Pittsburgh.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.