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

Discover affordable housing in Bladensburg where there are 7+ 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.

Park View at Bladensburg

4202 58th Avenue , Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Bladensburg Commons

4200 58th Avenue, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Birchwood at Newton Green

5300 Newton St, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Emerson House Apartments

5999 Emerson St, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Autumn Woods Phase II

5031 57th Ave, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Autumn Woods II

5033 57th Ave, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Park Seton

Park Seton, Bladensburg, Maryland 20785

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bladensburg, Maryland
$38.73/hour
$23.73 (+158%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $31.48 (+434%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bladensburg, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Bladensburg, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Bladensburg, Maryland?

The City of Bladensburg has 9,574 people living in 3,540 households.

There are 7,454 renters living in 2,869 renter households in this City. Renters make up 77.86 percent of the population living in Bladensburg.

What is the rental market like in Bladensburg, Maryland?

There are an estimated 3,823 housing units in the Bladensburg area. Of these, 3,056 units are rental homes, making up 80 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bladensburg, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bladensburg?

The rental vacancy rate in Bladensburg is 5 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 Bladensburg for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bladensburg
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
199 1,092 1,197 344 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bladensburg

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

Among renter households in this market, 63 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Bladensburg

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,772 to $3,015. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,772
One BR $1,803
Two BR $2,045
Three BR $2,544
Four BR $3,015
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bladensburg, Maryland

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

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 64 32 percent
One BR 711 65 percent
Two BR 215 18 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bladensburg, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Bladensburg?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 670
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 218
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bladensburg, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Bladensburg, Maryland

Bladensburg features 220 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 Bladensburg, Maryland

There are 859 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bladensburg.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bladensburg, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bladensburg landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Bladensburg.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bladensburg, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,841 and $2,250.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.