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.

New River House

2607 Warm Hearth Dr, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

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Bellefonte Apartments

417 E Bellefonte Ave, Alexandria, Virginia 22301

payment Subsidized

Two Inc

199 Laurel Rdg, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219

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Mcgurk House

2425 Tate Springs Rd, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501

payment Subsidized

Colonial Village Commons

1750 N Troy St, Arlington, Virginia 22201

payment Subsidized

Midway Manor

100 Ridge St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

payment Subsidized

Marywood

1261 Marywood Ln, Richmond, Virginia 23229

payment Subsidized

Lynchburg Supervised Apartments

1000 Rockbridge Ave, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501

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Lakeridge Fellowship House

12800 Harbor Dr, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192

payment Subsidized

Lockwood House

600 N Madison St, Arlington, Virginia 22203

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Covenant Place

601 Cedar St, Smithfield, Virginia 23430

payment Subsidized
elderly Senior
accessibility Accessible

Timberlake Village

412 Cedar St, Farmville, Virginia 23901

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Belle Courts

704 Belle Ct, Culpeper, Virginia 22701

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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Summer Hill

1504 N Rolfe St, Arlington, Virginia 22209

payment Subsidized

College Hill Apartments

810 Harrison Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24504

payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Liberty Manor Apartments

889 Short St, Bedford, Virginia 24523

payment Subsidized

Trolinger House

2603 Warm Hearth Dr, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060

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Langley Square II Apartments

114 Doolittle Rd, Hampton, Virginia 23669

payment Subsidized

The Russell House

900 First Colonial Rd, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454

payment Subsidized

Lafayette House

214 S Sycamore St, Petersburg, Virginia 23803

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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.

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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.
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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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