There is one Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list open in Brooklyn Park.
/p>There are 90 low-income apartments in Brooklyn Park that offer reduced rents to eligible households.
Rental assistance programs support 0 low-income homes in Brooklyn Park where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2023, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $458 towards rent each month.
Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 29th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.
View affordable apartments and waiting lists in cities near Brooklyn Park
City | Apartments |
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Annapolis, MD | Affordable Housing programs support 24 apartment communities in Annapolis. |
Glen Burnie, MD | Affordable Housing programs support 11 apartment communities in Glen Burnie. |
Odenton, MD | Affordable Housing programs support 4 apartment communities in Odenton. |
Jessup, MD | Affordable Housing programs support 2 apartment communities in Jessup. |
Edgewater, MD | Affordable Housing programs support 1 apartment communities in Edgewater. |
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.
Housing Authority | Programs |
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Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency; Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) |
Brooklyn Park features 0 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 90 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brooklyn Park.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brooklyn Park landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Brooklyn Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brooklyn Park, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,393 and $1,703.
Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
Studio | One BR | Two BR | Three BR | Four BR | |
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Brooklyn Park, Maryland Fair Market Rent | $1,082 | $1,254 | $1,548 | $2,009 | $2,298 |
Brooklyn Park, Maryland Payment Standard Range | $974 to $1,190 | $1,129 to $1,379 | $1,393 to $1,703 | $1,808 to $2,210 | $2,068 to $2,528 |
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
Total Affordable Apartment Properties | 1 |
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Total Low Income Apartments | 90 |
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance | 0 |
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters | 23% |
Average Renter Household Size | 2.94 |
Average Household Size | 2.72 |
Median Household Income | $59,343 ±$4,039 |
Median Rent | $1,134 ±$90 |
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened | 47.4% ± 10.18pp |
Total Population | 14,042 |
Brooklyn Park is a city in Anne Arundel County, Maryland with a population of 14,042. There are 5,100 households in the city with an average household size of 2.72 persons. 23% of households in Brooklyn Park are renters.
The median gross income for households in Brooklyn Park is $59,343 a year, or $4,945 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,134 a month.
Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Brooklyn Park, a household making less than $3,780 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 47.4% of households who rent are overburdened in Brooklyn Park.
Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.
HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Brooklyn Park, the AMI is calculated from all households within Anne Arundel County.
In Brooklyn Park, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $116,100
Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.
Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.
1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person | 5 Person | 6 Person | 7 Person | 8 Person | |
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30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Brooklyn Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households. |
$24,400 | $27,900 | $31,400 | $34,850 | $37,650 | $40,450 | $43,250 | $46,630 |
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Brooklyn Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households. |
$40,650 | $46,450 | $52,250 | $58,050 | $62,700 | $67,350 | $72,000 | $76,650 |
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Brooklyn Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households. |
$62,600 | $71,550 | $80,500 | $89,400 | $96,600 | $103,750 | $110,900 | $118,050 |