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

Discover affordable housing in Cambria County where there are 35+ 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.

Summit Manor Apartments

7821 Admiral Peary Hwy, Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630

Patton Terrace Commons

673 Murray Ave, Patton, Pennsylvania 16668

Nanty Glo House

119 Briar Ct, Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania 15943

Patton Meadows Commons

109 Kinkead Ave, Patton, Pennsylvania 16668

Garden Terrace Apartments

730 Bloom St, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15902

Mountview Manor

116 Mountview Manor, Cresson, Pennsylvania 16630

Patton Commons

109 Kinkead Ave, Patton, Pennsylvania 16668

Luxor Gardens

1201 Heeney Ave, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904

Kennedy Court

819 23rd St, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania 15714

Colver Hotel Apartments

53 Reese Ave, Colver, Pennsylvania 15927

Haida Village

10 MITCHELL ST, Hastings, Pennsylvania 16646

Emerald Estates

800 Church St, Gallitzin, Pennsylvania 16641

Cherrywood Gardens

102 Taylor Ln, Salix, Pennsylvania 15952

Chandler School Apartments

280 Garfield St, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15906

Valley Pike Manor

1029 Franklin St, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905

Turner Apartments

700 N Center St, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania 15931

Chestnut Commons

281 Dogwood St, Northern Cambria, Pennsylvania 15714

Laurel Wood Apartments

102 Woodmont Rd, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905

Roxbury Place

1308 Franklin Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15905

Nanty Glo Homes

68 Fulton Dr, Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania 15943

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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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania
$16.34/hour
$9.09 (+125%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.09 (+125%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cambria 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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Cambria County has 131,441 people living in 55,225 households.

There are 26,154 renters living in 13,682 renter households in this County. Renters make up 19.9 percent of the population living in Cambria County.

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

There are an estimated 64,522 housing units in the Cambria County area. Of these, 14,444 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cambria County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cambria County is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Cambria County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cambria County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
192 3,846 4,614 3,410 1,382
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cambria County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Cambria County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $678 to $1,276. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $678
One BR $682
Two BR $863
Three BR $1,135
Four BR $1,276
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cambria 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 102 53 percent
One BR 2,660 69 percent
Two BR 2,722 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Cambria County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 246
Public Housing 1,394
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 674
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 272
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cambria County features 2,264 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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania

There are 152 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cambria County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cambria County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.