Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dorchester County, MD

Discover affordable housing in Dorchester County where there are 29+ 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.

Conifer Village at Cambridge

1040 Foxtail, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Cambridge Club Apartments

5220 Woods Rd , Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Amber Meadows

2610 Cambridge Beltway, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Greenwood Village

1001 Cosby Avenue, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

New Horizons

503 Muir Street, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Cambridge Commons

1220 Chestnut Place , Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Crusader Arms Apartments

316-104 Crusader Road, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Foxtail Crossing Townhouses

1243 Zachary Drive, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Rambler Apartments

303 Crusader Rd, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Bradford House Apartments

701 Race St, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Harrison Ferry Apartments

43 Delaware Avenue, Hurlock, Maryland 21643

Leonards Grove Apartments

2339 Hudson Road, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Hurlock Meadows

45 Delaware Ave, Hurlock, Maryland 21643

Shiloh House Apartments

6206 Shiloh Church Hurlock Rd, Hurlock, Maryland 21643

Hudson Townhomes

1224 Zachary Drive, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Glenburn Garden House

518 Glenburn Avenue, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Prospect Heights

202 Gold Rush Ln, Hurlock, Maryland 21643

Carlton Courts

934 Pine St, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

Prospect Heights Apartments

202 Gold Rush Ln, Hurlock, Maryland 21643

Conifer Village at Cambridge II

1223 Zachary Dr, Cambridge, Maryland 21613

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dorchester County, Maryland
$21.23/hour
$6.23 (+42%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $13.98 (+193%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dorchester County, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Dorchester County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Dorchester County, Maryland?

The County of Dorchester County has 32,557 people living in 13,216 households.

There are 10,866 renters living in 4,170 renter households in this County. Renters make up 33.38 percent of the population living in Dorchester County.

What is the rental market like in Dorchester County, Maryland?

There are an estimated 16,400 housing units in the Dorchester County area. Of these, 4,440 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dorchester County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dorchester County?

The rental vacancy rate in Dorchester County 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 Dorchester County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dorchester County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
35 834 1,886 1,051 324
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dorchester County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 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 Dorchester County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $890 to $1,902. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $890
One BR $896
Two BR $1,121
Three BR $1,580
Four BR $1,902
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dorchester County, Maryland

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

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 28 80 percent
One BR 625 75 percent
Two BR 1,266 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dorchester County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Dorchester County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,107
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 561
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 358
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dorchester County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Dorchester County, Maryland

Dorchester County features 863 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 Dorchester County, Maryland

There are 571 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dorchester County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dorchester County, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dorchester County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Dorchester County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dorchester County, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,009 and $1,233.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.