Affordable Housing In Tioga County
Pennsylvania

6 Low Income Apartment Communities In Tioga County

Housing Authorities that serve Tioga County

Guide To Affordable Housing in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

There are 6 low income housing apartment communities offering 548 affordable apartments for rent in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Income Based Apartments in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County features 537 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 Tioga County, Pennsylvania

There are 11 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tioga County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tioga County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tioga County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $705 and $861.

2020 Tioga County, Pennsylvania Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Tioga County, PA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Population and Household Demographics

Tioga County is a county in Pennsylvania with a population of 42,284. There are 16,611 households in the county with an average household size of 2.47 persons. 25.68% of households in Tioga County are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Tioga County

The median gross income for households in Tioga County is $46,494 a year, or $3,875 a month. The median rent for the county is $688 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Tioga County, a household making less than $2,293 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 38.87% of households who rent are overburdened in Tioga County.

Area Median Income In Tioga County

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

In Tioga County, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $62,000

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Tioga County

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Tioga County