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

Discover affordable housing in Anne Arundel County where there are 45+ 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.

Park View at Furnace Branch

7466 Furnace Branch Road , Glen Burnie, Maryland 21060

Victoria Park At Edgewater

87 Stewart Dr , Edgewater, Maryland 21037

Park View at Severna Park

180 Ritchies Hwy, Severna Park, Maryland 21146

The Greens at Hammonds Lane

602 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, Maryland 21225

College Parkway Place

570 Bellerive Rd, Annapolis, Maryland 21409

Glenview Gardens

7987 Nolpark Ct, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Glen Forest Apartments

7975 Crain Hwy, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Morningside Park Apartments

9950 Guilford, Jessup, Maryland 20794

Bay Ridge Gardens

1 Bens Dr, Annapolis, Maryland 21403

Wiley H Bates School Apartments

1103 Smithville St, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Admiral Oaks Apartments

445 Captains Cir, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Burwood Gardens

6652 Shelly Road, Glen Burnie, Maryland 21061

Bowman Place & Homes at Monument

29 W Washington St, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

BERGER SQUARE

1480 BERGER ST, Odenton, Maryland 21113

Heritage at Severn

504 Stoney Hill Ct, Severn, Maryland 21113

Langton Green Apartments

3016 Arundel on the Bay Rd, Annapolis, Maryland 21403

Woodside Gardens Apartments

703 Newtowne Dr, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Odenton Senior Housing II

1208 Odenton Rd, Odenton, Maryland 21113

Claiborne Place Apartments

130 Hearne Rd, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Bywater Townhouses I and II

1905 Copeland Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Anne Arundel County, Maryland
$36.80/hour
$21.80 (+145%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $29.55 (+408%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Anne Arundel 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, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

The County of Anne Arundel County has 593,286 people living in 226,285 households.

There are 124,452 renters living in 56,209 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.98 percent of the population living in Anne Arundel County.

What is the rental market like in Anne Arundel County, Maryland?

There are an estimated 236,486 housing units in the Anne Arundel County area. Of these, 59,695 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Anne Arundel County?

The rental vacancy rate in Anne Arundel County is 5 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 Anne Arundel County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Anne Arundel County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3,219 12,363 23,900 12,381 3,895
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Anne Arundel County

A large number of apartments in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,379 to $2,849. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,379
One BR $1,582
Two BR $1,943
Three BR $2,519
Four BR $2,849
2024 Fair Market Rents in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Anne Arundel 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 1,553 48 percent
One BR 6,581 53 percent
Two BR 6,026 25 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Anne Arundel County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,588
Public Housing 843
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,095
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 222
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Anne Arundel County features 3,050 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 Anne Arundel County, Maryland

There are 2,481 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Anne Arundel County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Anne Arundel County landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Anne Arundel County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Anne Arundel County, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,749 and $2,137.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.