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

Discover affordable housing in Baltimore where there are 335+ 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.

Orchard Mews Apartments

514 Orchard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Linden Park Apartments

301 McMechen St., Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Oaks At Liberty

3501 Howard Park Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Court Apartments

1020 East 33rd Street , Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Printers Square Apartments

1312 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Ednor Apartments I

1040 E 33rd St , Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Venable Apartments II at Stadium Place

1030 E 33rd St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Clare Court

3725 Ellerslie Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

John Manley House

5304 Harford Rd , Baltimore, Maryland 21214

Ednor Apartments II

1050 E 33rd St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218

300 North Apartments

300 N Warwick Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21223

Greens at Irvington Mews

4300 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21229

Parkview at Taylor

4102 Taylor Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21236

Park View at Coldspring

4803 Tamarind Rd, Baltimore, Maryland 21209

Park View at Ashland Terrace

1705 E Eager Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Mulberry at Park

211 West Mulberry Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

The Allendale

3600 W Franklin St, Baltimore, Maryland 21229

Ashland Commons

1715 E Eager Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Cherrydale Apartments

1118 Cherry Hill Rd , Baltimore, Maryland 21225

Everall Gardens

6100 Everall Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21206

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Baltimore, 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 Baltimore, 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Baltimore, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Baltimore, Maryland?

The City of Baltimore has 569,931 people living in 254,707 households.

There are 270,741 renters living in 133,490 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.5 percent of the population living in Baltimore.

What is the rental market like in Baltimore, Maryland?

There are an estimated 293,879 housing units in the Baltimore area. Of these, 139,560 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Baltimore, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Baltimore?

The rental vacancy rate in Baltimore is 4 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 Baltimore for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11,387 40,622 42,354 30,590 6,973
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Baltimore

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 Baltimore, Maryland

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

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 7,917 70 percent
One BR 33,903 83 percent
Two BR 28,165 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Baltimore, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Baltimore?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 17,010
Public Housing 6,205
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 11,750
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 33
Section 236 Rental Assistance 39
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 682
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 181
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Baltimore, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore features 21,876 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 Baltimore, Maryland

There are 9,002 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Baltimore.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baltimore, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Baltimore landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Baltimore.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.