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

Discover affordable housing in Blair County where there are 37+ 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.

Highland Hall

517 Walnut Street, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 16648

Cherry Grove

400 E Walnut Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

Tyrone Park Apartments

1359 Burley Ave, Tyrone, Pennsylvania 16686

Roaring Springs Commons

153 Roaring Spring Cmn, Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania 16673

Tyrone House Apartments

212 E 12th St, Tyrone, Pennsylvania 16686

The Greenfields

190 Penndale Ave. #7, Claysburg, Pennsylvania 16625

Tyrone Elderly

2 W 11th St, Tyrone, Pennsylvania 16686

Sylvan Acres

509 Sylvan Cir, Tyrone, Pennsylvania 16686

Wmbg Area Improved

403 W 3rd St, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania 16693

Roaring Spring Com

153 Roaring Spring Cmn, Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania 16673

Station Square Apartments

807 13th St, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602

Altoona Evergreen Manor I

5919 Evergreen Ct, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602

Bell Mansion Apartments

617 Stadium Dr, Bellwood, Pennsylvania 16617

Chateau of Altoona

2701 Walnut Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

Marian House Manor

1408 4th Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602

Woodrow Wilson Gardens

409 Eveningtide Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602

Waupalani Apartments

400 22nd Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

Country Manor

809 Country Manor Dr Ste 1, Duncansville, Pennsylvania 16635

Ida Towers

1010 12th St, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601

Blair Towers

1600 8th Ave, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16602

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Blair County, Pennsylvania
$18.81/hour
$11.56 (+159%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $11.56 (+159%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Blair 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 Blair County, Pennsylvania.

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

How many renters live in Blair County, Pennsylvania?

The County of Blair County has 121,032 people living in 52,260 households.

There are 28,301 renters living in 15,742 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.38 percent of the population living in Blair County.

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

There are an estimated 55,808 housing units in the Blair County area. Of these, 15,017 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Blair County, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Blair County?

The rental vacancy rate in Blair County is 7 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 Blair County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blair County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
790 3,861 6,096 3,924 928
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Blair County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Blair County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $673 to $1,406. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $673
One BR $831
Two BR $993
Three BR $1,232
Four BR $1,406
2024 Fair Market Rents in Blair County, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Blair 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 383 48 percent
One BR 2,846 74 percent
Two BR 4,067 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Blair County, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Blair County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 568
Public Housing 597
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 953
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 52
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 84
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 39
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 242
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Blair County, Pennsylvania

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

Income Based Apartments in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Blair County features 1,983 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 Blair County, Pennsylvania

There are 513 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blair County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blair County, Pennsylvania

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blair County, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $894 and $1,092.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.