Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in West View, PA

Discover affordable housing in West View 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.

West View Tower

808 West View Park Drive, West View, Pennsylvania 15229

Highland Plaza

301 Highland Ave, West View, Pennsylvania 15229

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In West View, Pennsylvania
$21.99/hour
$14.74 (+203%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $14.74 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve West View, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for West View, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in West View, Pennsylvania?

The City of West View has 6,660 people living in 2,806 households.

There are 1,377 renters living in 835 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.68 percent of the population living in West View.

What is the rental market like in West View, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,978 housing units in the West View area. Of these, 903 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in West View, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in West View?

The rental vacancy rate in West View is 8 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 West View for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in West View
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
40 234 486 66 9
Occupied Rental Units by Size in West View

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 West View

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $917 to $1,605. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $917
One BR $965
Two BR $1,161
Three BR $1,474
Four BR $1,605
2024 Fair Market Rents in West View, Pennsylvania

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

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 18 45 percent
One BR 187 80 percent
Two BR 325 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in West View, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in West View?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 10
Public Housing 100
Tracked Units by Federal Program in West View, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in West View, Pennsylvania

West View 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 West View, Pennsylvania

There are 47 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in West View.

Housing Choice Vouchers in West View, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay West View landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in West View.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in West View, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,045 and $1,277.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.