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

Discover affordable housing in Thurmont where there are 2+ 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.

Moser Manor

1 West Mosher Road, Thurmont, Maryland 21788

Miller Manor

33 Frederick Rd, Thurmont, Maryland 21788

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Thurmont, 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 Thurmont, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency, Homeownership, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Thurmont, Maryland.

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

How many renters live in Thurmont, Maryland?

The City of Thurmont has 6,313 people living in 2,512 households.

There are 1,442 renters living in 632 renter households in this City. Renters make up 22.84 percent of the population living in Thurmont.

What is the rental market like in Thurmont, Maryland?

There are an estimated 2,626 housing units in the Thurmont area. Of these, 702 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Thurmont, Maryland, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Thurmont?

The rental vacancy rate in Thurmont is 7 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Thurmont for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Thurmont
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 172 189 214 57
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Thurmont

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 26 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 Thurmont

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 Thurmont, Maryland

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

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 172 100 percent
Two BR 177 94 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Thurmont, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Thurmont?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 49
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Thurmont, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Thurmont, Maryland

Thurmont features 27 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 Thurmont, Maryland

There are 6 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Thurmont.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Thurmont, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Thurmont landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Thurmont.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.