What HUD offices serve Front Royal, 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 Front Royal.
How many renters live in Front Royal, Virginia?
The City of Front Royal has 15,064 people living in 5,750 households.
There are 5,993 renters living in 2,407 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.78 percent of the population living in Front Royal.
What is the rental market like in Front Royal, Virginia?
There are an estimated 6,150 housing units in the Front Royal area. Of these, 2,549 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Front Royal, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Front Royal?
The rental vacancy rate in Front Royal is 5 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
How many rental units are in Front Royal for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Front Royal
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 502 | 967 | 668 | 171 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Front Royal
A large number of apartments in Front Royal 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 Front Royal are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Front Royal
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $881 to $1,977. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $881 |
| One BR | $887 |
| Two BR | $1,165 |
| Three BR | $1,527 |
| Four BR | $1,977 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Front Royal, Virginia
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Front Royal?
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 | 30 | 34 percent |
| One BR | 266 | 53 percent |
| Two BR | 554 | 57 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Front Royal, Virginia
How many affordable rental units are in Front Royal?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Front Royal, Virginia including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 431 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 100 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 88 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Front Royal, Virginia
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Front Royal, Virginia
Front Royal features 232 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 Front Royal, Virginia
There are 119 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Front Royal.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Front Royal, Virginia
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Front Royal landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Front Royal.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Front Royal, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,049 and $1,282.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
