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

Discover affordable housing in Luzerne County where there are 64+ 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 Point Apartments

151 Dana St, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702

The Old School On Luzerne

311 Luzerne Ave, West Pittston, Pennsylvania 18643

Temple Apartments

5 Heisz Street , Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704

Daniel J Flood Tower

230 Wyoming Ave , Kingston, Pennsylvania 18704

Hazlewood Apartments

1000 W 28th St, Hazleton, Pennsylvania 18202

Plainsview Apartments

290 Bear Creek Blvd , Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701

Woodbryn

41 Woodbryn Dr, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania 18707

Oak Ridge Apartments

32 Oak Ridge Ln, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania 18707

Steeple View

57 Carroll St, Pittston, Pennsylvania 18640

Gennaro Gardens

522 N. Church Street, Hazleton, Pennsylvania 18201

Saint Vincent Apartments

123 Church St, Plymouth, Pennsylvania 18651

Saint Thomas Court Apartments

570 Grant St, Hazleton, Pennsylvania 18201

Saint Stanislaus

143 Old Newport St, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania 18634

St John Apartments

419 N Main St, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702

The Hitchner

530 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, Pennsylvania 18643

Exeter Senior Apartments

222 Schooley Ave, Exeter, Pennsylvania 18643

Manna House Apartments - Wilkes-Barre

25 N. River Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702

Freeland Village

6 Freeland Vlg, Freeland, Pennsylvania 18224

Ken Pollock Apartments

41 Depot St, Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania 18617

Episcopal Commons

502 S 4th St, Newport, Pennsylvania 17074

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
$19.68/hour
$12.43 (+171%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $12.43 (+171%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Luzerne 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 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Luzerne County has 326,369 people living in 134,858 households.

There are 98,115 renters living in 45,194 renter households in this County. Renters make up 30.06 percent of the population living in Luzerne County.

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

There are an estimated 151,332 housing units in the Luzerne County area. Of these, 47,365 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Luzerne County?

The rental vacancy rate in Luzerne County is 4 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 Luzerne County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Luzerne County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,846 10,499 14,861 14,787 2,286
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Luzerne County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Luzerne County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $730 to $1,464. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $730
One BR $854
Two BR $1,039
Three BR $1,343
Four BR $1,464
2024 Fair Market Rents in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Luzerne 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 1,397 76 percent
One BR 6,706 64 percent
Two BR 7,520 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Luzerne County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 820
Public Housing 3,228
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3,209
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 28
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 21
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 165
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Luzerne County features 6,010 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 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

There are 300 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Luzerne County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $935 and $1,143.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.