; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Charleroi, PA

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Crest Avenue Apartments

500 Crest Ave
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Rent Assisted
LIHTC

Char House

251 9th St
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Subsidized
PBRA

Fifth Street Place

207 5th St
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Rent Assisted
LIHTC
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There are 54 low-income apartments in Charleroi that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 104 low-income homes in Charleroi where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $273 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Charleroi, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Washington County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Charleroi.

Charleroi, Pennsylvania Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Charleroi features 104 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 Charleroi, Pennsylvania

There are 54 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Charleroi.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Charleroi, Pennsylvania

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

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

2024 Charleroi, Pennsylvania Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Charleroi, Pennsylvania Fair Market Rent $917 $965 $1,161 $1,474 $1,605
Charleroi, Pennsylvania Payment Standard Range $825 to $1,009 $869 to $1,062 $1,045 to $1,277 $1,327 to $1,621 $1,445 to $1,766

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Charleroi, PA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 158
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 104
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 50.12%
Average Renter Household Size 2.34
Average Household Size 2.35
Median Household Income $28,309 ±$5,376
Median Rent $593 ±$95
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 58.69% ± 13.43pp
Total Population 4,062

Population and Household Demographics

Charleroi is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania with a population of 4,062. There are 1,710 households in the city with an average household size of 2.35 persons. 50.12% of households in Charleroi are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Charleroi

The median gross income for households in Charleroi is $28,309 a year, or $2,359 a month. The median rent for the city is $593 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Charleroi, a household making less than $1,977 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 58.69% of households who rent are overburdened in Charleroi.

Area Median Income In Charleroi

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Charleroi, the AMI is calculated from all households within Washington County.

In Charleroi, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $102,600

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Charleroi

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Charleroi

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Charleroi AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$21,100 $24,100 $27,100 $30,100 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Charleroi AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$35,150 $40,200 $45,200 $50,200 $54,250 $58,250 $62,250 $66,300
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Charleroi AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$56,250 $64,250 $72,300 $80,300 $86,750 $93,150 $99,600 $106,000