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.

Ryan School Apartments

105 Ryan Cir, Shipman, Virginia 22971

Sapling Grove Apartments

802 Oakview Ave, Bristol, Virginia 24201

Lafayette Gardens

2219 Ruffin Rd Apt C , Richmond, Virginia 23234

bed 1-3
payment $503-722/mo.
accessibility Accessible

Brook Run Apartments

6000 Brook Rd , Richmond, Virginia 23227

accessibility Accessible

The Meadows at Northridge

1000 Claire Taylor Ct, Culpeper, Virginia 22701

accessibility Accessible

Cedar Ridge Apartments

1601 Becontree Ln, Reston, Virginia 20190

Delmont Plaza

3808 Delmont St, Richmond, Virginia 23222

Woodside Village

1321 Piney Forest Rd, Danville, Virginia 24540

Mosby Heights

2510 Mosby Ct, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

Place One

4265 Sprenkle Ln, Richmond, Virginia 23228

Abingdon Green Apartments

290 Senior Dr NE, Abingdon, Virginia 24210

Pulaski Village

992 Memorial Dr, Pulaski, Virginia 24301

Norton Green Apartments

380 14th St NW, Norton, Virginia 24273

Woodland Hill

610 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, Virginia 22204

Shalom Apartments

700 Federal St, Lynchburg, Virginia 24504

Westminster Oaks

8200 Beech Monarch Ct, Springfield, Virginia 22153

Wilson Pines Apartments

2525 E Washington St, Suffolk, Virginia 23434

North Jefferson Square

400 Shelter Cir, Newport News, Virginia 23608

Rivermont Apartments

1446 Fayette St, Martinsville, Virginia 24112

Settlers Point

32140 Plymouth Ct #700, Damascus, Virginia 24236

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 62,322 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 71,012 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.