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

Discover affordable housing in Baltimore where there are 335+ 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.

Calloway Row Apartments

866 West Fayette St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Fulton Gethsemane Village

2600 Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Plase Apartments

32 S Calverton Rd, Baltimore, Maryland 21223

Arlington Estates Co-Op

4601 W Northern Pkwy, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Terrace Garden Co-Op

751 W Saratoga St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Holden Hall

761 W Hamburg St, Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Sojourner Place At Argyle Avenue

1411 Argyle Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Weinberg Manor South

3617 Fords Ln, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Spring Hill Apartments and Townhomes

11 Spring Towne Circle, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Albemarle Square

120 S Central Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

City Arts Apartments

440 E Oliver St, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

New Shiloh Village

1930 Windsor Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21244

Bel Park Towers

3800 W Belvedere Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Amity Ramble Apartments

104 S Amity St, Baltimore, Maryland 21223

Belleview Manchester Apartments

342 Bloom St, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Brooklyn Homes

4140 10th St, Baltimore, Maryland 21225

Somerset Extension

1500 E. Lexington St., Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Broadway Overlook

100 N Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland 21231

Poppleton Place Apartments

851 Greengate Ct, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Irvington Woods

4102 Potter St, Baltimore, Maryland 21229

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Baltimore, 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 Baltimore, 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, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Baltimore, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Baltimore, Maryland?

The City of Baltimore has 569,931 people living in 254,707 households.

There are 270,741 renters living in 133,490 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.5 percent of the population living in Baltimore.

What is the rental market like in Baltimore, Maryland?

There are an estimated 293,879 housing units in the Baltimore area. Of these, 139,560 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Baltimore, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Baltimore?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11,387 40,622 42,354 30,590 6,973
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Baltimore

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 Baltimore, Maryland

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

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 7,917 70 percent
One BR 33,903 83 percent
Two BR 28,165 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Baltimore, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Baltimore?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 17,010
Public Housing 6,205
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 11,750
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 33
Section 236 Rental Assistance 39
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 682
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 181
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Baltimore, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore features 21,876 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 Baltimore, Maryland

There are 9,002 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Baltimore.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baltimore, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Baltimore landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Baltimore.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.