Low Income & Subsidized Housing in Pennsylvania

3,380 assisted properties with about 194,980 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $394/mo.

2,025
PB Section 8 buildings
370
public housing developments
1,770
LIHTC tax-credit properties
219
cities with inventory

Largest cities for low income housing in Pennsylvania

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Philadelphia82842,957$237–$906
Pittsburgh29419,032$205–$637
Erie734,410$247–$560
Harrisburg904,067$316–$510
Scranton323,486$316–$510
Reading383,381$282–$513
Bethlehem393,201$345–$607
Allentown633,171$317–$635
York462,845$311–$872
Lancaster382,674$363–$645
Chester522,511$164–$867
Wilkes Barre132,017$237–$563
Johnstown151,886$154–$429
Altoona261,563$288–$465
Mckeesport191,434$198–$401
New Castle181,425$209–$450
Lebanon191,388$345–$629
Uniontown181,269$265–$434
Williamsport171,217$277–$428
Easton251,169$335–$660
Greensburg141,138$305–$437
Chambersburg201,054$230–$505
Sharon61,021$267–$371
Washington151,019$297–$479
Bensalem101,000$453–$453

All cities with subsidized housing in Pennsylvania

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Missing, Pennsylvania825—
Philadelphia County500$1,810
Allegheny County440$1,299
Erie County79$1,212
Delaware County70$1,810
Montgomery County66$1,810
Lancaster County63$1,526
York County63$1,335
Dauphin County62$1,493
Westmoreland County61$1,299
Chester County60$1,810
Lehigh County58$1,634
Luzerne County57$1,252
Northampton County54$1,634
Lackawanna County52$1,252
Beaver County46$1,299
Berks County45$1,575
Mercer County41$996
Bucks County38$1,810
Cumberland County37$1,493
Washington County37$1,299
Centre County34$1,406
Blair County31$1,138
Franklin County31$1,379
Schuylkill County30$1,030

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