Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Virginia, VA

Discover affordable housing in Virginia where there are 750+ 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.

Lee Terrace Apartments

161 Terrace Rd, Pennington Gap, Virginia 24277

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Keswick Senior Apartments

8700 Keswick Dr, Spotsylvania, Virginia 22551

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Keswick Apartments

8700 Keswick Dr, Spotsylvania, Virginia 22551

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

The Goodwyn at Union Hill

2230 Venable St, Richmond, Virginia 23223

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Glenwood Ridge

3801 Glenwood Ave, Richmond, Virginia 23223

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Two Hundred West Apartment Homes

200 Price St, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Victory Village Apartments

2304 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth, Virginia 23702

bed 2-3
payment $1062-1174/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Clarendon Court

3825 7th St N, Arlington, Virginia 22203

bed Studio-3
payment $1588-1976/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Bay Creek Apartments

24 Salisbury Way, Hampton, Virginia 23669

bed 2-3
payment $1060/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Audubon Village Apartments

4901 Wood Thrush Circle, Richmond, Virginia 23231

bed 2-3
payment $1402/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Port City Apartments

800 Richmond Highway, Richmond, Virginia 23224

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Timberland Park

325 Timberland Lane, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

bed 2-3
payment $1308-1698/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Apartments at Kingsridge

390 Kingsridge Rd, Richmond, Virginia 23223

switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Brookshire Apartments

65 Brookshire Ln, Bassett, Virginia 24055

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Brennan Pointe II

3150 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, Virginia 23607

bed 2-3
payment $842-978/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

The Woods at Birchwood

42951 Summer Grove Terrace, Ashburn, Virginia 20148

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Carlton Views III

1339 Carlton Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Carlton Views ll

1333 Carlton Ave, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Liberty Crest Apartments

9380 Quadrangle St, Lorton, Virginia 22079

bed 1-2
payment $1372-2700/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Forest Glen Senior Apartments

14401 Woodmere Ct, Centreville, Virginia 20120

bed 1-2
payment $1416-1725/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Virginia

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

Badge Description
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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Virginia
$17.14/hour
$5.14 (+43%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
Learn More About Virginia Affordable Housing ↓

How many renters live in Virginia?

The State of Virginia has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this State. Renters make up 21.31 percent of the population living in Virginia.

What is the rental market like in Virginia?

There are an estimated housing units in the Virginia area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Virginia, there are 1.11 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Virginia?

The rental vacancy rate in Virginia is 10 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 Virginia for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Virginia
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
9 88 546 541 78
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Virginia

A large number of apartments in Virginia have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 45 51 percent
Two BR 289 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Virginia?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Virginia

Virginia features 62,322 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 Virginia

There are 70,960 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Virginia.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Virginia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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