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.

Lee Overlook

6406 Paddington Ct #104, Centreville, Virginia 20121

bed 2-3
payment $1626-1860/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

The Greens at Virginia Center

9724 Virginia Centerway Place , Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

bed 2-3
payment $1350-1555/mo.
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Beaverdam Creek Apartments

7264 Cold Harbor Road , Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111

bed 2-3
payment $1391-1605/mo.
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Dulles Center

2410 Little Current Dr, Herndon, Virginia 20171

bed 2-3
payment $1379-1583/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Brentwood Apartment Homes

8669 Devonshire Ct, Manassas, Virginia 20110

bed 1-3
payment $1235-1699/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Townsquare at Dumfries

3930 Townsquare Ct, Triangle, Virginia 22172

bed 1-3
payment $1130-1525/mo.
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers

Monterey Apartments

813 S. Greenbrier Street , Arlington, Virginia 22204

bed 1-3
payment $1105-1526/mo.
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible

Gilliam Place

918 S Lincoln St, Arlington, Virginia 22204

bed Studio-3
payment $1065-2244/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Creekside Village I

7979 Janna Lee Ave., Alexandria, Virginia 22306

bed 1-3
payment $1075-1589/mo.
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Creekside Village II

7979 Janna Lee Ave, Alexandria, Virginia 22306

bed 1-3
payment $1075-1589/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Salem Run

5715 Castlebridge Rd, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407

bed 2-3
payment $1035-1145/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Quebec Apartments

4014 Columbia Pike , Arlington, Virginia 22204

bed Studio-3
payment $1032-1750/mo.
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

The Banks at Berkley

701 S Main St, Norfolk, Virginia 23523

bed 2-3
payment $566-880/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Woodbury Park at Courthouse

2306 N 11th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201

bed Studio-3
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Orchard Landing Apartments-Chesapeake

3119 Chesapeake Drive, Dumfries, Virginia 22026

bed 1-3
payment $980-1350/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Chickahominy Bluff Apartments

7800 Sporting Ln, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111

bed 2-3
payment $1350-1555/mo.
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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible

Pilot House Apartments

701 Brigstock Cir, Newport News, Virginia 23606

bed 2-3
payment $944-1082/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Kings Crest Senior Apartments

11500 Kings Crest Ct, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407

bed 1-2
payment $900-1100/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Rolling Meadows

4906 Grand Strand Dr, Williamsburg, Virginia 23188

bed 2-3
payment $1180-1359/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

Bradford Mews

100 Cattail Ln, Smithfield, Virginia 23430

bed 2-3
payment $865-990/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

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.

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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.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
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 people living in households.

There are renters living in 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 housing units in the Virginia area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Virginia, there are 1.11 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 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
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing
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 70,960 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.

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