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

Discover affordable housing in Laurel where there are 10+ 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 Emerson

9895 Palace Hall Drive, Laurel, Maryland 20723

Selborne House of Laurel

501 Main Street , Laurel, Maryland 20707

Park View at Laurel

9000 Briarcroft Ln, Laurel, Maryland 20708

Patuxent Square Apartments

9900 Washington Blvd, Suite B, Laurel, Maryland 20723

Park View at Laurel II

9010 Briarcroft Ln, Laurel, Maryland 20708

Laurelwood Mutual 1

11557 Laurelwalk Dr, Laurel, Maryland 20708

Kimberly Gardens

9146 Cherry Ln, Laurel, Maryland 20708

Laurel Lakes

7901 Laurel Lakes Ct, Laurel, Maryland 20707

Parkview II

Parkview Ii, Laurel, Maryland 20770

Laurel Commons

Whiskey Bottom Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20724

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Laurel, 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 Laurel, 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 Laurel, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Laurel, Maryland?

The City of Laurel has 29,581 people living in 11,517 households.

There are 16,135 renters living in 6,410 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.55 percent of the population living in Laurel.

What is the rental market like in Laurel, Maryland?

There are an estimated 12,501 housing units in the Laurel area. Of these, 6,923 units are rental homes, making up 55 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Laurel, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Laurel?

The rental vacancy rate in Laurel 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 Laurel for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Laurel
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
398 1,939 2,560 958 390
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Laurel

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Laurel

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 Laurel, Maryland

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

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 223 56 percent
One BR 836 43 percent
Two BR 293 11 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Laurel, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Laurel?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 251
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 8
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Laurel, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Laurel, Maryland

Laurel features 108 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 Laurel, Maryland

There are 807 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Laurel.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Laurel, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Laurel landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Laurel.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.