Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Woodbridge, VA

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Woodbridge, Virginia
$38.73/hour
$26.73 (+223%) more than Virginia minimum wage and $31.48 (+434%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Woodbridge, 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) programs for Woodbridge, Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Woodbridge, Virginia?

The City of Woodbridge has 42,619 people living in 13,655 households.

There are 14,284 renters living in 5,456 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.52 percent of the population living in Woodbridge.

What is the rental market like in Woodbridge, Virginia?

There are an estimated 14,967 housing units in the Woodbridge area. Of these, 6,461 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Woodbridge, Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Woodbridge?

The rental vacancy rate in Woodbridge is 13 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 Woodbridge for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodbridge
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
235 1,140 2,275 1,253 382
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Woodbridge

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Woodbridge

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,772 to $3,015. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,772
One BR $1,803
Two BR $2,045
Three BR $2,544
Four BR $3,015
2024 Fair Market Rents in Woodbridge, Virginia

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

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 54 23 percent
One BR 471 41 percent
Two BR 172 8 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Woodbridge, Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Woodbridge?

Income Based Apartments in Woodbridge, Virginia

Woodbridge features 100 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 Woodbridge, Virginia

There are 2,165 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Woodbridge.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Woodbridge, Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Woodbridge landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Woodbridge.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Woodbridge, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,841 and $2,250.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.