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

Discover affordable housing in Somerset County where there are 16+ 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.

Samuel Chase

12380 Fenlon Circle, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Somerset Village

29 Somerset Village Drive, Crisfield, Maryland 21817

Somerset Commons

12370 Somerset Avenue, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Reserves At Somerset Commons

30520 Hickory Rd, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Sommer Place Apartments

11408 Bratten Avenue, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Somerset Meadows

11212 Old Princess Anne Road, Princess Anne, Maryland

Stewarts Neck Apartments

30512 Nutters Ln, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Princess Anne Th

30501 Pine Knoll Dr, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Residences at Pine Knoll

30475 Pine Knoll Dr, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Loretta Village I

12439 Loretto Rd, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Loretta Village II

12450 Independence Ct, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Fairwinds Apartments

30340 Maple Street, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Princess Anne Villas

Rt Maple Ln, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

Somers Cove Apartments

201 Somers Cv, Crisfield, Maryland 21817

Somers Cove Apartments

101 Somers Cv, Crisfield, Maryland 21817

Somers Cove Apartments

51 Somers Cv, Crisfield, Maryland 21817

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Somerset County, Maryland
$20.83/hour
$5.83 (+39%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $13.58 (+187%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Somerset 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 Somerset County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Somerset County, Maryland?

The County of Somerset County has 24,672 people living in 8,355 households.

There are 6,288 renters living in 2,713 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.49 percent of the population living in Somerset County.

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

There are an estimated 10,938 housing units in the Somerset County area. Of these, 2,926 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Somerset County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Somerset County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Somerset County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
66 454 1,080 827 239
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Somerset County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Somerset County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $832 to $1,465. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $832
One BR $837
Two BR $1,100
Three BR $1,458
Four BR $1,465
2024 Fair Market Rents in Somerset County, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Somerset 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 3 5 percent
One BR 347 76 percent
Two BR 731 68 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Somerset County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Somerset County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 439
Public Housing 329
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 94
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 214
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Somerset County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Somerset County, Maryland

Somerset County features 670 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 Somerset County, Maryland

There are 294 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Somerset County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Somerset County, Maryland

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Somerset County, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $990 and $1,210.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.