Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mount Rainier, MD

Discover affordable housing in Mount Rainier where there are 7+ 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.

Ranier Manor

3001 Queens Chapel Rd, Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Mt. Rainier Community Housing

3311 Rhode Island Ave , Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Queenstown Apartments

3301 Chillum Rd , Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Queens Manor Apartments

4615 27th St, Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Mt Rainier Artists Lofts

3300 Rhode Island Ave, Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Artspace

Artspace, Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Cr - Hips Mt Rainier Artist Apartments

Cr - Hip's Mt Rainier Artist Apts, Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mount Rainier, Maryland
$38.73/hour
$23.73 (+158%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $31.48 (+434%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mount Rainier, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Mount Rainier, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Mount Rainier, Maryland?

The City of Mount Rainier has 8,262 people living in 4,153 households.

There are 5,590 renters living in 3,096 renter households in this City. Renters make up 67.66 percent of the population living in Mount Rainier.

What is the rental market like in Mount Rainier, Maryland?

There are an estimated 4,273 housing units in the Mount Rainier area. Of these, 3,182 units are rental homes, making up 74 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mount Rainier, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mount Rainier?

The rental vacancy rate in Mount Rainier 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 Mount Rainier for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Rainier
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
473 1,267 1,140 181 35
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mount Rainier

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Mount Rainier

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,772 to $3,015. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,772
One BR $1,803
Two BR $2,045
Three BR $2,544
Four BR $3,015
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mount Rainier, Maryland

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

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 460 97 percent
One BR 1,059 84 percent
Two BR 375 33 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mount Rainier, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Mount Rainier?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 571
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mount Rainier, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Mount Rainier, Maryland

Mount Rainier features 0 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 Mount Rainier, Maryland

There are 586 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mount Rainier.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mount Rainier, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mount Rainier landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Mount Rainier.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mount Rainier, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,841 and $2,250.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.