McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA)

2901 Brownlee Avenue, McKeesport, PA, 15132

Housing Authority

McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

993

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Allegheny County

Section 8 Voucher Wait List   Closed
  • logo
  • Starting: May 06, 2024
    Wed

Description:

According to recently updated public information sources, this agency appears to have open waiting list. Please contact them directly to confirm the current status of their waiting lists for public ho
Read More

Public Housing Wait List   Open

Description:

According to recently updated public information sources, this agency appears to have open waiting list. Please contact them directly to confirm the current status of their waiting lists for
Read More

Program Summary for McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA)

McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) manages several funded programs and has a total of 840 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) administered a total of 545 Section 8 Vouchers. McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) is located at 2901 Brownlee Avenue, McKeesport, PA, 15132 and serves the city of McKeesport. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) at, (412)673-6942 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA)

The McKeesport Housing Authority is an instrumentality which was created under the United States Housing Act of 1937. The mission of the housing authoirty is to primarily assist low-income individuals to find quality housing options in the McKeesport area.

The authority owns and operates 1,021 federally assisted units consisting of:

- Senior living communities
- Handicapped accessible housing
- Neighborhood sites consisting of town homes and single family homes

Admission into these housing units is not limited to income. Applicants may choose between rental rates based on income or flat rental rates.

In addition, the authority administers a Section 8 voucher program, which assists over 400 families/individuals who live in privately owned rental homes throughout the city of McKeesport.

Current Status Active
Size of McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) compared nationally Large
Last Updated 04/12/2014
Total Numbers of Communities 6
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 545
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units 840
Waiting list for the McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Allegheny County, PA

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $29,050
  • $33,200
  • $37,350
  • $41,500
  • $44,850
  • $48,150
  • $51,500
  • $54,800
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $17,450
  • $19,950
  • $22,450
  • $26,200
  • $30,680
  • $35,160
  • $39,640
  • $44,120
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $46,500
  • $53,150
  • $59,800
  • $66,400
  • $71,750
  • $77,050
  • $82,350
  • $87,650

2017 Fair Market Rents for Allegheny County, PA

Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Allegheny County, PA:

  • Efficiency
  • $566
  • One-Bedroom
  • $657
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $822
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1028
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $1133

Affordable Housing Nearby

Fifth Avenue Commons
1205 5th Ave
McKeesport , PA 15132
St. Therese Plaza
4 St. Therese Ct.
Munhall , PA 15120
Swissvale Towers
1826 Monongahela Ave.
Pittsburgh , PA 15218
Gable Ridge Apartments
8000 Beacon Hill Dr
Wilkinsburg , PA 15221
Princeton Park Apartments
1486 Princeton Blvd.
Pittsburgh , PA 15221

Allegheny County Quick Facts

Population: 1,231,255
Persons Per Household: 2.26
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 26.8%
Homeownership Rate: 65.5%
Housing Units: 587,831
Yearly Income Per Person: $31,593
Median Household Income: $51,366

Affordability Calculator

Please enter your MONTHLY gross income

(income before taxes...numbers only)


You should not to be paying more than

$

on your rent mortgage each month Why ?

SIGN UP FOR OPEN WAITLISTS NOTIFICATION

Rental Housing Deals in your Neighborhood