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

Discover affordable housing in Shillington where there are 1+ 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.

Sencit Towne House Apartments

20 South Summit Avenue, Shillington, Pennsylvania 19607

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shillington, Pennsylvania
$25.00/hour
$17.75 (+245%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $17.75 (+245%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Shillington, 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 Shillington, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Shillington, Pennsylvania?

The City of Shillington has 5,458 people living in 2,303 households.

There are 1,515 renters living in 760 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.76 percent of the population living in Shillington.

What is the rental market like in Shillington, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,377 housing units in the Shillington area. Of these, 834 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shillington, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shillington?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shillington
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
94 234 114 256 62
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shillington

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

Among renter households in this market, 29 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Shillington

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,758. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $1,041
Two BR $1,320
Three BR $1,649
Four BR $1,758
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shillington, Pennsylvania

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

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 36 38 percent
One BR 161 69 percent
Two BR 80 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shillington, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Shillington?

Income Based Apartments in Shillington, Pennsylvania

Shillington features 201 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 Shillington, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shillington, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Shillington, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,188 and $1,452.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.