Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Glen Burnie, MD

Discover affordable housing in Glen Burnie where there are 11+ 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 Furnace Branch

7466 Furnace Branch Road , Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Glenview Gardens

7987 Nolpark Ct, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Glen Forest Apartments

7975 Crain Hwy, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Burwood Gardens

6652 Shelly Road, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Glen Burnie Senior Housing

403 W Ordnance Rd, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Villages at Marley Station

7807 Winborne Dr , Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Hammarlee House

20 Hammarlee Rd, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Heritage Crest

6670 Roberts Court, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Pinewood Village

7900 Benesch Cir, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Glen Square

102 Crain Hwy N, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Burwood Gardens

6660 Shelly Rd, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Glen Burnie, 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 Glen Burnie, 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, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Glen Burnie, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Glen Burnie, Maryland?

The City of Glen Burnie has 71,182 people living in 28,639 households.

There are 23,310 renters living in 11,085 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.75 percent of the population living in Glen Burnie.

What is the rental market like in Glen Burnie, Maryland?

There are an estimated 30,097 housing units in the Glen Burnie area. Of these, 10,989 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glen Burnie, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glen Burnie?

The rental vacancy rate in Glen Burnie 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 Glen Burnie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Burnie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
293 4,185 4,263 1,335 206
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Burnie

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 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 Glen Burnie

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 Glen Burnie, Maryland

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

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 141 48 percent
One BR 3,198 76 percent
Two BR 1,453 34 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glen Burnie, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Glen Burnie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,461
Public Housing 290
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 58
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glen Burnie, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Glen Burnie, Maryland

Glen Burnie features 901 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 Glen Burnie, Maryland

There are 1,018 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glen Burnie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glen Burnie, Maryland

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.