Rental Housing Opportunities

Affordable Rentals and Housing Resources

Below you will find resources provided by the Office of Adult Services related to affordable housing in the State College area.

• View a list of affordable rentals: Housing Resource List updated April 2025.
• View a resource for those experiencing housing insecurity: Housing Resource Guide.Final (orange book)
• View a housing resource flow chart: Flow Chart

Inclusionary Housing Program

Affordable rental units are established by the State College Borough Zoning Ordinance. Applicants who meet the eligibility standards pay 30% of their monthly income as rent. Unit sizes range from Studio to 5-bedroom.  

View the Inclusionary Housing visual flow chart. Before you start an application, reach out to either Yugo Echelon (F.K.A The Standard) or The Rise (you can apply for both), and you will fill out and send the application to the respective building. The Borough then verifies the information and does the rent calculation (the Borough does not handle leasing), and the rent is calculated to be 1/3 of your monthly income. The application verification and rent calculation can take between 2-8 weeks. When that process is completed, we send it over to the respective building, and they will contact the applicant for further information on leasing. The busiest season for Inclusionary Housing is October-March, so please have patience as the office has limited staff for a large influx of applications.

Affordable rental units established by the State College Borough Zoning Ordinance. Applicants who meet the eligibility standards pay 30% of their monthly income as rent. Unit sizes range from Studio to 5-bedroom. For more information, not including unit availability, contact the Housing Department by calling 814-234-7109 or email.

The Application Portal for Inclusionary Housing is currently available! We ask that no applications be sent via email in order to protect the security of your application. Your application will not be considered if sent via email without prior authorization. Please download and fill out the application and upload additional supplemental documents to have a complete application to submit to the portal. To use the portal, you must create an account. You can find the application for the 2027-2028 leasing cycle (beginning August 2027) here to download.

Home Properties- Apartments

The HOME Foundation owns 23 rental units, located in the Borough of State College, which are offered to income-qualified households.  Leases are written on an annual basis, and rents are calculated via HUD guidelines. All of our units have been renovated and have received energy-saving upgrades. These units are managed by The HOME Foundation (THF), but income qualification is determined by the Borough. To learn more about these rentals, visit the THF rentals page.

The properties where affordable rentals are provided are as follows: 

• Kemmerer Road Apartments
• OBR Flats
• Logan Avenue Duplex
• Homan Avenue Duplex
• Old Boalsburg Road Townhomes

Bellaire Court Apartments

Located in the State College Borough, this rental community contains 18 one-bedroom apartments. One of the apartments has been made accessible to individuals who use a wheelchair. Residents must be age 60 or older and able to live independently.

Income-eligible residents, former residents, and relatives of a resident of Centre and adjacent counties are eligible for an apartment at Bellaire Court. Residents of State College Borough and parents of Borough residents receive priority on the waiting list for apartments.

Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) are accepted. Tenants pay 30% of their monthly income as rent. There currently is a waiting list for apartments, but a Bellaire Court Application (PDF) may be filed at any time.

Maximum Annual Household Income (Bellaire Court)