Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cecil County, MD

Discover affordable housing in Cecil County where there are 45+ 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.

Victoria Park at North East

520 S Main St, North East, Maryland 21901

Mckinley Apartments

500 Dodson Drive, Rising Sun, Maryland 21911

Concord Apartments

152 Mill Creek Rd, Perryville, Maryland 21903

Elk River Manor Apartments

301 Elk River Manor Drive, North East, Maryland 21901

Fox Ridge Manor Apartments

504 Abbott Drive, Elkton, Maryland 21921

Riverwoods at North East

1000 Riverwoods Road, North East, Maryland 21901

School House

3 Olde School House Drive, Port Deposit, Maryland 21904

Springford Gardens

41 Whitehall Rd., Elkton, Maryland 21921

Maple Heights Apartments

101 W Maple Heights Ct, Rising Sun, Maryland 21911

Stony Run Apartments

Southside of Rt 40, North East, Maryland 21901

North Bay Apartments

11 Cedar Hill Cir, North East, Maryland 21901

The Villas at Whitehall

700 Skipjack Court, Elkton, Maryland 21921

Canal Town Village Apartments

100 Grayson Avenue, Chesapeake City, Maryland 21915

Birchwood at Elkton

145 East High St, Elkton, Maryland 21921

Elkton Manor Apts

399 Booth St , Elkton, Maryland 21921

The Willows at North East

1000 Maresca Circle, North East, Maryland 21901

North Creek Run [ Tcap ]

200 Stoney Run Creek Rd, North East, Maryland 21901

Richmond Hill Senior Apartments

100 Carter Ct, Perryville, Maryland 21903

The Willows at Cecilton

203 East Main Street, Cecilton, Maryland 21913

Cecilton Elderly Housing

172 Center St, Cecilton, Maryland 21913

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cecil County, Maryland
$32.90/hour
$17.90 (+119%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $25.65 (+354%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Cecil County, 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) programs for Cecil County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Cecil County, Maryland?

The County of Cecil County has 104,942 people living in 40,707 households.

There are 21,472 renters living in 9,526 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.46 percent of the population living in Cecil County.

What is the rental market like in Cecil County, Maryland?

There are an estimated 43,957 housing units in the Cecil County area. Of these, 10,552 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cecil County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cecil County?

The rental vacancy rate in Cecil 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 Cecil County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cecil County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
194 1,796 3,985 2,912 663
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cecil County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 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 Cecil County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,303 to $2,422. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,303
One BR $1,451
Two BR $1,737
Three BR $2,100
Four BR $2,422
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cecil County, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cecil 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 122 63 percent
One BR 1,490 83 percent
Two BR 2,643 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cecil County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Cecil County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,053
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 247
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 22
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 489
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cecil County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County features 648 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 Cecil County, Maryland

There are 1,445 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cecil County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cecil County, Maryland

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cecil County, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,563 and $1,911.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.