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

Discover affordable housing in Salisbury where there are 29+ 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.

Homes on Johnsons Pond

1007 Lake St, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Cottages at River House III

1022 Riverhouse Dr, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Cottages at River House II

1012 Riverhouse Dr, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Riverside Homes

521 Alabama Ave, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Cottages at River House I

1000 Riverhouse Dr, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Moss Hill Townhouses

407 Moss Hill Ln, Salisbury, Maryland 21804

Eastgate Village Associates

1701 Eastgate Dr, Salisbury, Maryland 21804

Booth Street

1001 West Street, Salisbury, Maryland 21801

Maryland

Tilghman Rd, Salisbury, Maryland 21804

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Salisbury, Maryland
$24.83/hour
$9.83 (+66%) more than Maryland minimum wage and $17.58 (+242%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, Maryland.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Salisbury, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Salisbury, Maryland?

The City of Salisbury has 32,960 people living in 13,335 households.

There are 23,333 renters living in 9,900 renter households in this City. Renters make up 70.79 percent of the population living in Salisbury.

What is the rental market like in Salisbury, Maryland?

There are an estimated 14,615 housing units in the Salisbury area. Of these, 10,359 units are rental homes, making up 71 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Salisbury, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Salisbury?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Salisbury
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
280 1,627 3,807 2,884 1,154
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Salisbury

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Salisbury

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $991 to $1,746. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $991
One BR $998
Two BR $1,311
Three BR $1,739
Four BR $1,746
2024 Fair Market Rents in Salisbury, Maryland

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

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 235 84 percent
One BR 1,008 62 percent
Two BR 2,249 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Salisbury, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Salisbury?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,379
Public Housing 126
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 462
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 29
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Salisbury, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Salisbury, Maryland

Salisbury features 970 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 Salisbury, Maryland

There are 962 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Salisbury.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Salisbury, Maryland

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Salisbury, Maryland for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,180 and $1,442.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.