Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Rockville, MD

Discover affordable housing in Rockville where there are 19+ 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.

Victory Court Senior Apartments

209 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Rock Creek Terrace

12630 Veirs Mill Rd, Rockville, Maryland 20853

Halpine Hamlet

5501 Halpine Pl, Rockville, Maryland 20851

Gardens of Traville Senior Apartments

14431 Traville Garden Circle, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Thomas Street Housing

102 Thomas St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Town Center Apartments

90 Monroe St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Fireside Park Apartments

735 Monroe St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Pavilion Apartments

5901 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Main Street Apartments

50 Monroe Place, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Beall's Grant Apartments

254 N Washington St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

MOMENTUM AT SHADY GROVE

16011 REDLAND RD, Rockville, Maryland 20855

The Fields of Rockville

600 Mount Vernon Pl, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Rockville Housing Enterprises

211 Cork Tree Ln, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Heritage House

95 Dawson Ave, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Bethany House

199 Rollins Ave, Rockville, Maryland 20852

David Scull Courts

1200 1st St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Community Ministries

1010 Grandin Avenue Suite A1, Rockville, Maryland 20851

Relp One Lp

621 Southlawn Ln, Rockville, Maryland 20850

Rockville Commons

302 Monroe St, Rockville, Maryland 20850

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rockville, 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 Rockville, 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 programs for Rockville, Maryland.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Moving to Work programs for Rockville, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Rockville, Maryland?

The City of Rockville has 66,915 people living in 26,559 households.

There are 30,034 renters living in 12,936 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.88 percent of the population living in Rockville.

What is the rental market like in Rockville, Maryland?

There are an estimated 28,052 housing units in the Rockville area. Of these, 12,611 units are rental homes, making up 45 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rockville, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rockville?

The rental vacancy rate in Rockville 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 Rockville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
755 4,269 4,794 1,621 546
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockville

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Rockville

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 Rockville, Maryland

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

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 333 44 percent
One BR 901 21 percent
Two BR 136 3 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rockville, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Rockville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 326
Public Housing 80
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 191
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 34
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rockville, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Rockville, Maryland

Rockville features 1,278 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 Rockville, Maryland

There are 961 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rockville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockville, Maryland

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.