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

Discover affordable housing in Pittsville where there are 3+ 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.

Meadow Ridge

7240 Sixty Foot Rd, Pittsville, Maryland 21850

Green Meadow

7380 Gumboro Rd., Pittsville, Maryland 21850

Talbot Apts

7409 Gumboro Road, Pittsville, Maryland

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pittsville, Maryland
$24.83/hour
$9.83 (+66%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $17.58 (+242%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pittsville, 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 programs for Pittsville, Maryland.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Pittsville, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Pittsville, Maryland?

The City of Pittsville has 2,205 people living in 913 households.

There are 366 renters living in 180 renter households in this City. Renters make up 16.6 percent of the population living in Pittsville.

What is the rental market like in Pittsville, Maryland?

There are an estimated 958 housing units in the Pittsville area. Of these, 180 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pittsville, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pittsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Pittsville is 0 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 Pittsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 36 71 67 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pittsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 68 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Pittsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $991 to $1,746. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $991
One BR $998
Two BR $1,311
Three BR $1,739
Four BR $1,746
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pittsville, Maryland

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

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
One BR 32 89 percent
Two BR 57 80 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pittsville, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Pittsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 34
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 84
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pittsville, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Pittsville, Maryland

Pittsville features 84 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 Pittsville, Maryland

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pittsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pittsville, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pittsville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Pittsville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pittsville, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,180 and $1,442.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.