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

Discover affordable housing in Shinglehouse 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.

Oswayo Apartments

307 W Academy St, Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania 16748

Honeoye Haven

100 E Honeoye St, Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania 16748

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Shinglehouse, 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 Shinglehouse, 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) programs for Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania?

The City of Shinglehouse has 880 people living in 373 households.

There are 269 renters living in 127 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.57 percent of the population living in Shinglehouse.

What is the rental market like in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 439 housing units in the Shinglehouse area. Of these, 127 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Shinglehouse?

The rental vacancy rate in Shinglehouse is 0 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 Shinglehouse for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shinglehouse
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
7 48 24 48 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Shinglehouse

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

Among renter households in this market, 26 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Shinglehouse

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $616 to $1,224. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $616
One BR $643
Two BR $845
Three BR $1,058
Four BR $1,224
2024 Fair Market Rents in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

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

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 7 100 percent
One BR 38 79 percent
Two BR 12 50 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Shinglehouse?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 37
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 18
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

Shinglehouse features 55 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 Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.