Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Edgewood, MD

Discover affordable housing in Edgewood where there are 6+ 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.

Sunrise Villas

1618 I Swallowcrest Drive, Edgewood, Maryland 21040

Woodbridge Commons

1307 Gold Meadow Way , Edgewood, Maryland 21040

Windsor Valley I and II

570 Meadowood Drive, Edgewood, Maryland 21040

Village at Lakeview

833 Fisherman Ln , Edgewood, Maryland 21040

Edgewater Village Apartments

1881 Edgewater Dr, Edgewood, Maryland 21040

Stream Side Garden Apartments

2120 Cedar Dr, Edgewood, Maryland 21040

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Edgewood, Maryland
$36.80/hour
$21.80 (+145%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $29.55 (+408%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Edgewood, Maryland?

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) programs for Edgewood, Maryland.

Go to the Maryland Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Edgewood.

How many renters live in Edgewood, Maryland?

The City of Edgewood has 25,116 people living in 9,333 households.

There are 6,720 renters living in 2,683 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.76 percent of the population living in Edgewood.

What is the rental market like in Edgewood, Maryland?

There are an estimated 9,926 housing units in the Edgewood area. Of these, 2,851 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Edgewood, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Edgewood?

The rental vacancy rate in Edgewood is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Edgewood for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Edgewood
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8 658 1,034 556 374
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Edgewood

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Edgewood

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,379 to $2,849. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,379
One BR $1,582
Two BR $1,943
Three BR $2,519
Four BR $2,849
2024 Fair Market Rents in Edgewood, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Edgewood?

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 8 100 percent
One BR 560 85 percent
Two BR 761 74 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Edgewood, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Edgewood?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Edgewood, Maryland including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,190
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 509
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Edgewood, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Edgewood, Maryland

Edgewood features 562 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 Edgewood, Maryland

There are 360 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Edgewood.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Edgewood, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Edgewood landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Edgewood.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Edgewood, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,749 and $2,137.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.