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

Discover affordable housing in Surry County where there are 4+ 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.

New Surry Village

82 Surry Village Dr, Spring Grove, Virginia 23881

Lebanon Village

14 Queensway Ln, Spring Grove, Virginia 23881

New Lebanon Village II

11 Kingsway Lane, Spring Grove, Virginia 23881

Surry Village III Apartments

128 Surry Village Dr, Surry, Virginia 23883

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Surry 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 Surry 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 Surry County, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Surry County, Virginia?

The County of Surry County has 6,546 people living in 2,745 households.

There are 1,476 renters living in 606 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.55 percent of the population living in Surry County.

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

There are an estimated 3,419 housing units in the Surry County area. Of these, 650 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Surry County, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Surry County?

The rental vacancy rate in Surry County is 7 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 Surry County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Surry County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 72 246 200 88
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Surry County

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

Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Surry County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $725 to $1,536. 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 $1,275
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Surry County, Virginia

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Surry 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
One BR 50 69 percent
Two BR 126 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Surry County, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Surry County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 192
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 128
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Surry County, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Surry County, Virginia

Surry County features 80 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 Surry County, Virginia

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Surry County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Surry County, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Surry County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Surry County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.