Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in La Plata, MD

Discover affordable housing in La Plata where there are 5+ 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.

La Plata Manor Apartments

1 Hickory Lane, La Plata, Maryland 20646

Diggs Circle

401 Nanjemoy Drive, La Plata, Maryland 20646

The Maples

101 Wesley Dr, La Plata, Maryland 20646

Laplata Grande Garden II

613 Popes Creek Ct, La Plata, Maryland 20646

Olde Colony II Apartments

656 Piscataway Ct, La Plata, Maryland 20646

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In La Plata, 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 La Plata, 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), Homeownership Voucher programs for La Plata, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in La Plata, Maryland?

The City of La Plata has 10,283 people living in 3,626 households.

There are 1,611 renters living in 780 renter households in this City. Renters make up 15.67 percent of the population living in La Plata.

What is the rental market like in La Plata, Maryland?

There are an estimated 3,885 housing units in the La Plata area. Of these, 931 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in La Plata, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in La Plata?

The rental vacancy rate in La Plata is 16 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in La Plata for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Plata
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
122 97 314 225 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in La Plata

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 La Plata

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 La Plata, Maryland

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

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 89 73 percent
One BR 61 63 percent
Two BR 196 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in La Plata, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in La Plata?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 175
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 100
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 52
Tracked Units by Federal Program in La Plata, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in La Plata, Maryland

La Plata features 189 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 La Plata, Maryland

There are 75 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in La Plata.

Housing Choice Vouchers in La Plata, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay La Plata landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in La Plata.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.