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

Discover affordable housing in Dryden where there are 1+ 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.

Chappell Garden

111 Dogwood St, Dryden, Virginia 24263

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Dryden, 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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What HUD offices serve Dryden, Virginia?

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 Dryden, Virginia.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Dryden, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Dryden, Virginia?

The City of Dryden has 684 people living in 300 households.

There are 119 renters living in 47 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.4 percent of the population living in Dryden.

What is the rental market like in Dryden, Virginia?

There are an estimated 468 housing units in the Dryden area. Of these, 59 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dryden, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dryden?

The rental vacancy rate in Dryden is 20 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 Dryden for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dryden
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 0 47 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dryden

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Dryden

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $739 to $1,388. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $739
One BR $775
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,157
Four BR $1,388
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dryden, Virginia

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

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
Rental Units Below FMR in Dryden, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Dryden?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 22
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Dryden, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Dryden, Virginia

Dryden features 77 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 Dryden, Virginia

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dryden.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Dryden, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dryden landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Dryden.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.