Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Glen Dale, WV

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Crestfield Apartments

610 Washington Ave, Glen Dale, West Virginia 26038

calendar_today Opened: Jul 13
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Glen Dale, West Virginia
$16.95/hour
$8.20 (+94%) more than West Virginia minimum wage and $9.70 (+134%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Glen Dale, West 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 Glen Dale, West Virginia.

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

How many renters live in Glen Dale, West Virginia?

The City of Glen Dale has 1,614 people living in 685 households.

There are 267 renters living in 111 renter households in this City. Renters make up 16.54 percent of the population living in Glen Dale.

What is the rental market like in Glen Dale, West Virginia?

There are an estimated 712 housing units in the Glen Dale area. Of these, 111 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glen Dale, West Virginia, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glen Dale?

The rental vacancy rate in Glen Dale is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Glen Dale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Dale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 15 40 44 8
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glen Dale

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Glen Dale

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $607 to $1,329. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $607
One BR $714
Two BR $895
Three BR $1,163
Four BR $1,329
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glen Dale, West Virginia

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

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
One BR 13 87 percent
Two BR 26 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Glen Dale, West Virginia

How many affordable rental units are in Glen Dale?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Glen Dale, West Virginia including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 28
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glen Dale, West Virginia

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

Income Based Apartments in Glen Dale, West Virginia

Glen Dale 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 Glen Dale, West Virginia

There are 28 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glen Dale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glen Dale, West Virginia

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glen Dale landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Glen Dale.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glen Dale, West Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $806 and $985.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.