Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Dickenson County, VA

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Towne View Apts

201 Volunteer Avenue, Clintwood, Virginia

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dickenson County, Virginia
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Dickenson County, Virginia?

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) programs for Dickenson County, Virginia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Dickenson County, Virginia.

Go to the Virginia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Dickenson County.

How many renters live in Dickenson County, Virginia?

The County of Dickenson County has 14,089 people living in 5,543 households.

There are 3,002 renters living in 1,262 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.31 percent of the population living in Dickenson County.

What is the rental market like in Dickenson County, Virginia?

There are an estimated 7,367 housing units in the Dickenson County area. Of these, 1,398 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dickenson County, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dickenson County?

The rental vacancy rate in Dickenson County is 10 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 Dickenson County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dickenson County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 88 546 541 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dickenson County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Dickenson County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $725 to $1,388. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $725
One BR $730
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,094
Four BR $1,388
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dickenson County, Virginia

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 45 51 percent
Two BR 289 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Dickenson County, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Dickenson County?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Dickenson County, Virginia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 92
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 47
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dickenson County, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Dickenson County, Virginia

Dickenson County features 47 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 Dickenson County, Virginia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dickenson County, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dickenson County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Dickenson County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dickenson County, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.