Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Sandy Spring, MD

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Homes on Quaker Lane

17330 Quaker Ln, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860

Friends House

17340 Quaker Ln, Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Madison Shannahan

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sandy Spring, 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 Sandy Spring, 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 Sandy Spring, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Sandy Spring, Maryland?

The City of Sandy Spring has 5,578 people living in 1,915 households.

There are 340 renters living in 154 renter households in this City. Renters make up 6.1 percent of the population living in Sandy Spring.

What is the rental market like in Sandy Spring, Maryland?

There are an estimated 1,985 housing units in the Sandy Spring area. Of these, 154 units are rental homes, making up 8 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sandy Spring, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sandy Spring?

The rental vacancy rate in Sandy Spring is 0 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 Sandy Spring for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandy Spring
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 48 51 41 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sandy Spring

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Sandy Spring

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 Sandy Spring, Maryland

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

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
One BR 30 63 percent
Two BR 37 73 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sandy Spring, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Sandy Spring?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 26
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sandy Spring, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Sandy Spring, Maryland

Sandy Spring features 100 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 Sandy Spring, Maryland

There are 80 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sandy Spring.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sandy Spring, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sandy Spring landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Sandy Spring.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.