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.

Pendleton Park Apartments

610 N Payne St, Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Abingdon Terrace Apartments

530 Lowry Dr SW, Abingdon, Virginia 24210

Cedar Grove Apartments

904 Broad Meadows Blvd, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462

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

New River Overlook Apartments

300 Jeffries Dr, Radford, Virginia 24141

Pine Ridge Apartments

316 Penn Ave NW, Floyd, Virginia 24091

Warsaw Manor Apartments

121 Jones Ln, Warsaw, Virginia 22572

The Northwinds

2355 N 4th St, Wytheville, Virginia 24382

Greene Hill Estates

7600 Creedmor Dr, Springfield, Virginia 22153

bed 2-4

Market Square V

7300 Taw Street, Richmond, Virginia 23237

bed 1-2

Alexander at 1090 Apartments

1090 German School Road, Richmond, Virginia 23225

bed 2-3
payment $1095-1263/mo.

Pretlow / Old Towne Apartments

925 Pretlow St, Franklin, Virginia 23851

New River Gardens Apartments

100 Jeffries Drive, Radford, Virginia 24141

The Shire

KEMET ROAD/BERKLEY AVE, Chesapeake, Virginia 23325

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.