Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Mclean, VA

Discover affordable housing in Mclean where there are 3+ 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.

Tysons Landing Apartments

1840A Tysons Landing Ct, Mclean, Virginia 22102

The Fallstead at Lewinsville Center

1609 Great Falls St, Mclean, Virginia 22101

Lewinsville Retirement Home

1515 Great Falls St, Mclean, Virginia 22101

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Mclean, 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 Mclean, 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), Homeownership programs for Mclean, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Mclean, Virginia?

The City of Mclean has 49,587 people living in 17,005 households.

There are 5,168 renters living in 2,102 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.42 percent of the population living in Mclean.

What is the rental market like in Mclean, Virginia?

There are an estimated 17,809 housing units in the Mclean area. Of these, 2,208 units are rental homes, making up 12 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mclean, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mclean?

The rental vacancy rate in Mclean is 3 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 Mclean for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mclean
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
134 497 284 403 542
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mclean

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Mclean

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 Mclean, Virginia

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

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 37 28 percent
One BR 216 43 percent
Two BR 25 9 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mclean, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Mclean?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 82
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 143
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mclean, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Mclean, Virginia

Mclean features 222 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 Mclean, Virginia

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Mclean.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mclean, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Mclean landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Mclean.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.