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

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Park View at Rosedale

1315 Chesaco Avenue , Rosedale, Maryland 21237

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rosedale, 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 Rosedale, 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), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for Rosedale, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Rosedale, Maryland?

The City of Rosedale has 20,058 people living in 7,371 households.

There are 5,288 renters living in 1,977 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.36 percent of the population living in Rosedale.

What is the rental market like in Rosedale, Maryland?

There are an estimated 7,790 housing units in the Rosedale area. Of these, 2,100 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rosedale, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rosedale?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rosedale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 518 675 598 163
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rosedale

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

Among renter households in this market, 55 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Rosedale

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 Rosedale, Maryland

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

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 8 73 percent
One BR 518 100 percent
Two BR 546 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rosedale, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Rosedale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 109
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rosedale, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Rosedale, Maryland

Rosedale features 0 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 Rosedale, Maryland

There are 109 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rosedale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rosedale, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rosedale landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Rosedale.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.