Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in North Beach, MD

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Town Center Apartments

8933 Chesapeake Ave, North Beach, Maryland 20714

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In North Beach, 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 North Beach, 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), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for North Beach, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in North Beach, Maryland?

The City of North Beach has 2,646 people living in 1,017 households.

There are 1,364 renters living in 470 renter households in this City. Renters make up 51.55 percent of the population living in North Beach.

What is the rental market like in North Beach, Maryland?

There are an estimated 1,098 housing units in the North Beach area. Of these, 492 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in North Beach, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in North Beach?

The rental vacancy rate in North Beach 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 North Beach for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in North Beach
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
10 123 135 195 7
Occupied Rental Units by Size in North Beach

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

Among renter households in this market, 64 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 North Beach

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 North Beach, Maryland

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 79 64 percent
Two BR 11 8 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in North Beach, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in North Beach?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 49
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in North Beach, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in North Beach, Maryland

North Beach 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 North Beach, Maryland

There are 49 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in North Beach.

Housing Choice Vouchers in North Beach, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay North Beach landlords $1,100 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in North Beach.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.