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.

Carlton Views l

1337 Carlton St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

William Byrd Senior Apartments

2501 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia 23220

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

William Watters Apartments

2008 N Adams St, Arlington, Virginia 22201

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Lynhaven Apartments

3521 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, Virginia 22305

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

Catalina Crossing Apartments

2000 Randolph Arch, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320

bed 1-3
payment $974-1300/mo.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Aquia Fifteen at Towne Center

15 Town Square Circle, Stafford, Virginia 22554

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

The Clairmont at Campostella Station

851 Cedar St, Norfolk, Virginia 23523

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

The Woodlands at Phoebus

151 Old Buckroe Rd, Hampton, Virginia 23663

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
accessibility Accessible

Belleville Meadows

5609 Plummer Blvd, Suffolk, Virginia 23435

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

801 Main Senior Apartments

801 Main St, Newport News, Virginia 23605

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

Windemere Apartments

125 Wallace St, Lexington, Virginia 24450

bed 1
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
elderly Senior
accessibility Accessible

Warrenton Manor

663 Hastings Lane, Warrenton, Virginia 20186

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Cypress Terrace

85 Cypress Terrace, Newport News, Virginia 23608

bed 1-4
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible

Phelps Road Place Apartments

190 Phelps Road, Madison Heights, Virginia 24572

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Chantilly Mews

4151 Chantilly Lace Ct, Chantilly, Virginia 22021

bed 1-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Patrick Henry Apartments

6172 Wilson Boulevard , Arlington, Virginia 22205

bed 2-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Gates Of Ballston Apartments

4108 N 4th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22203

bed Studio
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Carriage House- A Senior Community

135 West Old Street, Petersburg, Virginia 23803

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Meltons Run

13 Meltons Run Lane, Galax, Virginia 24333

bed 2-3
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Gateway Village

303 Knob Street, Rich Creek, Virginia 24147

bed 1-2
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
payment Subsidized
elderly Senior
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
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait
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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