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

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Weatherly Housing

1500 Evergreen Ave, Weatherly, Pennsylvania 18255

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Weatherly, Pennsylvania
$27.01/hour
$19.76 (+273%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $19.76 (+273%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Weatherly, 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 Weatherly, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Weatherly, Pennsylvania?

The City of Weatherly has 2,544 people living in 963 households.

There are 534 renters living in 256 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.99 percent of the population living in Weatherly.

What is the rental market like in Weatherly, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 1,069 housing units in the Weatherly area. Of these, 292 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Weatherly, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Weatherly?

The rental vacancy rate in Weatherly is 12 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 Weatherly for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weatherly
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 49 63 77 32
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weatherly

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 4 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 Weatherly

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $972 to $1,900. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $972
One BR $1,137
Two BR $1,426
Three BR $1,821
Four BR $1,900
2024 Fair Market Rents in Weatherly, Pennsylvania

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

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 31 89 percent
One BR 49 100 percent
Two BR 51 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Weatherly, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Weatherly?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
Public Housing 6
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Weatherly, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Weatherly, Pennsylvania

Weatherly features 0 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 Weatherly, Pennsylvania

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Weatherly.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Weatherly, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Weatherly landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Weatherly.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Weatherly, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,283 and $1,569.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.