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

Discover affordable housing in Prince Georges County where there are 122+ 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.

Woods of Marlton

8851 Heathermore Blvd, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

Central Gardens I

6800 Central Ave Ofc 102 , Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743

Queenstown Apartments

3301 Chillum Rd , Mount Rainier, Maryland 20712

Park North Apartments

5003 Winthrop St , Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745

Vistas at Lake Largo

500 N Harry S Truman Dr, Largo, Maryland 20774

The Glens at Arden Park

7926 Glenarden Pkwy STE 213 , Glenarden, Maryland 20706

The Glens at Reed Station

3210 Reed Station, Glenarden, Maryland 20706

Woodside Village II

Woodside Village Ii, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20746

Alden Berkley Townhomes

4906 Lakeland Rd, College Park, Maryland 20740

Allentown Apartments

5218 Morris Ave, Suitland, Maryland 20746

Gateway Village

505 Suffolk Ave, Capitol Heights, Maryland 20743

The Overlook

1507 Ray Rd, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Gateway at Peerless

15510 Peerless Ave., Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

Penn Mar Apartments

3747 Donnell Dr #102, Forestville, Maryland 20747

Spellman House Apartments

4710 Berwyn House Rd, College Park, Maryland 20740

BRINKLEY HILL APARTMENTS

6021 THUNDER HILL CT, Fort Washington, Maryland 20744

Autumn Woods Phase II

5031 57th Ave, Bladensburg, Maryland 20710

Vesta

Vesta, Temple Hills, Maryland 20748

Malta House

Malta House, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782

Glassmanor

1207 Marcy Ave, Oxon Hill, Maryland 20745

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Prince Georges County, 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 Prince Georges 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Prince Georges County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Prince Georges County, Maryland?

The County of Prince Georges County has 946,971 people living in 347,207 households.

There are 330,604 renters living in 131,397 renter households in this County. Renters make up 34.91 percent of the population living in Prince Georges County.

What is the rental market like in Prince Georges County, Maryland?

There are an estimated 363,986 housing units in the Prince Georges County area. Of these, 138,787 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Prince Georges County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Prince Georges County?

The rental vacancy rate in Prince Georges County 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 Prince Georges County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prince Georges County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9,567 37,602 50,327 20,875 9,179
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prince Georges County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Prince Georges County

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 Prince Georges County, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Prince Georges 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 5,664 59 percent
One BR 24,184 64 percent
Two BR 15,093 30 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Prince Georges County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Prince Georges County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 9,362
Public Housing 542
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 2,197
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 458
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 240
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Prince Georges County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Prince Georges County, Maryland

Prince Georges County features 4,011 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 Prince Georges County, Maryland

There are 9,694 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Prince Georges County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Prince Georges County, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Prince Georges County landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Prince Georges County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.