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.

Atlantic at Twin Hickory

5001 Hickory Park Dr, Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

Woodstone Village II

273 Woodstone Dr E, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219

Nottoway River Commons

23166 Bellwood Ct, Jarratt, Virginia 23867

New Market North II

9091 N Congress St, New Market, Virginia 22844

Station at Norge

7721 Croaker Rd, Williamsburg, Virginia 23188

Frontier Ridge

20 Frontier Ridge Ct, Staunton, Virginia 24401

River Wynd Apartments

600 River Wynd Dr, Clarksville, Virginia 23927

Main Street Commons

119 N 16th St, Purcellville, Virginia 20132

Potomac Station

652 Fort Evans Rd NE, Leesburg, Virginia 20176

Shenandoah Apartments

2527 Wilson Blvd, Winchester, Virginia 22601

The Grove at Flynns Crossing

21892 Blossom Hill Ter, Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Wingler House West

20900 Runnymeade Ter, Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Brook Ridge II

1325 Skippers Rd, Emporia, Virginia 23847

Hillside

508 Dogwood Rd, Tazewell, Virginia 24651

Lovingston Ridge Apartments

9-A Ridge Drive, Lovingston, Virginia 22949

Sign Post Estates

6230 Sign Post Ln, Charles City, Virginia 23030

The Parks of Chatham

1152 N Main St, Chatham, Virginia 24531

Woodcrest Apartments

300 Hamilton Blvd, South Boston, Virginia 24592

Autumnwood Heights

500 Autumnwood Dr, Keysville, Virginia 23947

Cananche Creek Apartments

230 Virginia Ave NE, Norton, Virginia 24273

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.
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 14,089 people living in 5,543 households.

There are 3,002 renters living in 1,262 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 7,367 housing units in the Virginia area. Of these, 1,398 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Virginia, there are 1 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 renter households in Virginia are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 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 92
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 47
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 62,046 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 69,838 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.