What HUD offices serve Falls Church, 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.
Go to the Virginia Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Falls Church.
How many renters live in Falls Church, Virginia?
The City of Falls Church has 14,576 people living in 5,740 households.
There are 5,497 renters living in 2,549 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.71 percent of the population living in Falls Church.
What is the rental market like in Falls Church, Virginia?
There are an estimated 6,127 housing units in the Falls Church area. Of these, 2,806 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Falls Church, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Falls Church?
The rental vacancy rate in Falls Church 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 Falls Church for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Falls Church
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 | 1,106 | 807 | 343 | 48 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Falls Church
A large number of apartments in Falls Church 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 Falls Church are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 32 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 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 Falls Church
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 Falls Church, Virginia
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Falls Church?
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 | 99 | 40 percent |
| One BR | 160 | 14 percent |
| Two BR | 12 | 1 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Falls Church, Virginia
How many affordable rental units are in Falls Church?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Falls Church, Virginia including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 96 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Falls Church, Virginia
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Falls Church, Virginia
Falls Church features 594 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 Falls Church, Virginia
There are 1,032 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Falls Church.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Falls Church, Virginia
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Falls Church landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Falls Church.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Falls Church, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,841 and $2,250.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
