Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Loudoun County, VA

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Loudoun County, Virginia
$38.73/hour
$26.73 (+223%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $31.48 (+434%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Loudoun County, 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) programs for Loudoun County, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Loudoun County, Virginia?

The County of Loudoun County has 432,085 people living in 143,195 households.

There are 78,000 renters living in 30,503 renter households in this County. Renters make up 18.05 percent of the population living in Loudoun County.

What is the rental market like in Loudoun County, Virginia?

There are an estimated 142,270 housing units in the Loudoun County area. Of these, 32,610 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Loudoun County, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Loudoun County?

The rental vacancy rate in Loudoun County is 4 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 Loudoun County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Loudoun County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
939 6,045 10,845 9,070 3,258
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Loudoun County

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 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 Much Is Rent in Loudoun County

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 Loudoun County, Virginia

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

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 206 22 percent
One BR 1,473 24 percent
Two BR 1,448 13 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Loudoun County, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Loudoun County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,362
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 193
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 62
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Loudoun County, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Loudoun County, Virginia

Loudoun County features 259 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 Loudoun County, Virginia

There are 3,136 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Loudoun County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Loudoun County, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Loudoun County landlords $1,400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Loudoun County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Loudoun County, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,841 and $2,250.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.