Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Weyers Cave, VA

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Landings at Weyers Cave

20 Landings Dr, Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486

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Reported On February 27th, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Weyers Cave, Virginia
$21.76/hour
$9.76 (+81%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $14.51 (+200%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Weyers Cave, 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 programs for Weyers Cave, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Weyers Cave, Virginia?

The City of Weyers Cave has 2,212 people living in 737 households.

There are 266 renters living in 127 renter households in this City. Renters make up 12.03 percent of the population living in Weyers Cave.

What is the rental market like in Weyers Cave, Virginia?

There are an estimated 802 housing units in the Weyers Cave area. Of these, 192 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Weyers Cave, Virginia, there are 2 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Weyers Cave?

The rental vacancy rate in Weyers Cave is 34 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 Weyers Cave for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weyers Cave
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 92 24 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Weyers Cave

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

Among renter households in this market, 9 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Weyers Cave

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $981 to $1,922. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $981
One BR $987
Two BR $1,149
Three BR $1,616
Four BR $1,922
2024 Fair Market Rents in Weyers Cave, Virginia

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

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
Two BR 60 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Weyers Cave, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Weyers Cave?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Weyers Cave, Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Weyers Cave, Virginia

Weyers Cave features 0 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 Weyers Cave, Virginia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Weyers Cave, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Weyers Cave landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Weyers Cave.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Weyers Cave, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,034 and $1,264.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.