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

Discover affordable housing in Kent County where there are 12+ 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.

Brittany Bay

21390 Brittany Bay Dr., Rock Hall, Maryland 21661

Chestertown Cove

408 Morgnec Road, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Brookmeadow

150 Flatland Rd #68, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Briscoe Manor Apartments

107 W Cross St, Galena, Maryland 21635

Rockhall Elderly Housing

5795 Chesapeake Villa Rd, Rock Hall, Maryland 21661

Chesterstown Elderly Housing

402 Morgnec Rd, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Woodsedge II

23165 Baywood Ct, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Woodsedge III

23147 Woodsedge Dr, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Calvert Heights Apartments

716 High St, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Rock Spring Station

2000 Rock Spring Road, Forest Hills, Maryland 21050

Hdp Chestertown Landing II

503 Morgnec Rd, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Lord Calvert Gardens

321 Calvert St, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Kent County, Maryland
$24.03/hour
$9.03 (+60%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $16.78 (+232%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Kent 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Kent County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Kent County, Maryland?

The County of Kent County has 19,289 people living in 8,375 households.

There are 5,169 renters living in 2,528 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.8 percent of the population living in Kent County.

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

There are an estimated 10,320 housing units in the Kent County area. Of these, 2,607 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Kent County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Kent County?

The rental vacancy rate in Kent County is 3 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 Kent County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kent County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
17 544 894 745 286
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Kent County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Kent County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,100 to $2,153. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,100
One BR $1,111
Two BR $1,269
Three BR $1,699
Four BR $2,153
2024 Fair Market Rents in Kent County, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Kent 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 17 100 percent
One BR 433 80 percent
Two BR 534 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Kent County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Kent County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 517
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 150
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 276
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Kent County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Kent County, Maryland

Kent County features 320 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 Kent County, Maryland

There are 115 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Kent County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Kent County, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Kent County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Kent County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Kent County, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,142 and $1,396.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.