Affordable Housing In Norton
Virginia

5 Low Income Apartment Communities In Norton

Housing Authorities that serve Norton

Housing Authority	Programs
Virginia Housing	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Norton, Virginia

There are 5 low income housing apartment communities offering 352 affordable apartments for rent in Norton, Virginia.

Income Based Apartments in Norton, Virginia

Norton features 314 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 Norton, Virginia

There are 38 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Norton.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Norton, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Norton landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Norton.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Norton, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $631 and $771.

2021 Norton, Virginia Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Norton, Virginia Fair Market Rent	$472	$532	$701	$912	$951
Norton, Virginia Payment Standard Range	$425 to $519	$479 to $585	$631 to $771	$821 to $1,003	$856 to $1,046

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Norton, VA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	5
Total Low Income Apartments	352
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	314
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	49.07%
Average Renter Household Size	2.09
Average Household Size	2.21
Median Household Income	$27,731 ±$9,027
Median Rent	$557 ±$86
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	40.57% ± 15.38pp
Total Population	4,007

Population and Household Demographics

Norton is a city in Virginia with a population of 4,007. There are 1,783 households in the city with an average household size of 2.21 persons. 49.07% of households in Norton are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Norton

The median gross income for households in Norton is $27,731 a year, or $2,311 a month. The median rent for the city is $557 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Norton, a household making less than $1,857 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 40.57% of households who rent are overburdened in Norton.

Area Median Income In Norton

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

In Norton, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $50,600

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Norton

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Norton

	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Norton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.	$12,760	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,050	$37,450	$39,900
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Norton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.	$21,150	$24,200	$27,200	$30,200	$32,650	$35,050	$37,450	$39,900
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Norton AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.	$33,850	$38,650	$43,500	$48,300	$52,200	$56,050	$59,900	$63,800