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

Discover affordable housing in Montour County where there are 5+ 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.

Heritage Heights

50 1st St, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821

Welsh Heights

100 Fleming Ave, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821

Evergreen Pointe Apartments

300 Evergreen Pt, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821

West Lawn-Ridgeview

1400 Ridgeview, Danville, Pennsylvania

Beaver Place

2 Beaver Pl, Danville, Pennsylvania 17821

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Montour County, Pennsylvania
$20.40/hour
$13.15 (+181%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $13.15 (+181%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Montour 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 Montour County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Montour County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Montour County has 18,165 people living in 7,633 households.

There are 4,330 renters living in 2,324 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.84 percent of the population living in Montour County.

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

There are an estimated 8,096 housing units in the Montour County area. Of these, 2,371 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Montour County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Montour County?

The rental vacancy rate in Montour County is 2 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 Montour County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montour County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
242 427 843 622 135
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montour County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Montour County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $784 to $1,828. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $784
One BR $915
Two BR $1,077
Three BR $1,518
Four BR $1,828
2024 Fair Market Rents in Montour County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Montour 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 151 62 percent
One BR 301 70 percent
Two BR 366 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Montour County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Montour County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Public Housing 115
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 76
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Montour County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Montour County, Pennsylvania

Montour County features 240 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 Montour County, Pennsylvania

There are 66 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Montour County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Montour County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Montour County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $969 and $1,185.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.