Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Baltimore, MD (2024)

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Discover affordable housing in Baltimore where there are 685+ 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.

Orchard Mews Apartments

514 Orchard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

bed2-4

payment$1100-1500/mo.

accessibilityAccessible

Linden Park Apartments

301 McMechen St., Baltimore, Maryland 21217

bedStudio-2

payment$877-1194/mo.

elderlySenior

accessibilityAccessible

Oaks At Liberty

3501 Howard Park Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21207

bedStudio-2

payment$791-1016/mo.

accessibilityAccessible

Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Court Apartments

1020 East 33rd Street , Baltimore, Maryland 21218

bed1

payment$840/mo.

elderlySenior

Printers Square Apartments

1312 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

bed1-2

payment$762-1110/mo.

Ednor Apartments I

1040 E 33rd St , Baltimore, Maryland 21218

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Baltimore, Maryland

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.

Badge	Description
switch_access_shortcutShort Wait	Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
paymentSubsidized	Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agentAccepts Vouchers	Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderlySenior	Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
paymentIncome Based	Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibilityAccessible	Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forwardDisability	Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agentNaturally Affordable	Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment InBaltimore, Maryland

$36.80/hour

$21.80

(+145%) more thanMaryland minimum wage and

$29.55

(+408%) more than the Federal minimum wage.

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What HUD offices serve Baltimore, Maryland?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs atlocal levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within theirjurisdiction.

Housing Authority of Baltimore City

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Public Housing Homeownership, Family Self-Sufficiency, Moving to Work, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Baltimore, Maryland.

Go to theMarylandPublic Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Baltimore.

How many renters live in Baltimore, Maryland?

The City of Baltimore has 569,931people living in 254,707 households.

There are 270,741 renters living in133,490 renter households in thisCity. Renters make up 47.5percent of the population living in Baltimore.

What is the rental market like in Baltimore, Maryland?

There are an estimated 293,879 housing units in theBaltimore area. Of these, 139,560 units are rentalhomes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. Forevery renter household in Baltimore, Maryland, there are1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Baltimore?

The rental vacancy rate in Baltimore is 4 percent.This is alower than averagevacancy rate.When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as morepeoplecompete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Baltimore for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore

Studio	One-Bedroom	Two-Bedroom	Three-Bedroom	Four+ Bedrooms
11,387	40,622	42,354	30,590	6,973

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baltimore

A large number of apartments in Baltimore have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and youngprofessionalsespecially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Baltimore are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 50percent havehousing cost burden. Further, 26percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, itleaveslittle money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters arecost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Baltimore

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - rangesfrom $1,379 to $2,849. FMRs areupdated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size	2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio	$1,379
One BR	$1,582
Two BR	$1,943
Three BR	$2,519
Four BR	$2,849

2024 Fair Market Rents in Baltimore, Maryland

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

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s FairMarket Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find aqualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shortersearch 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	7,917	70 percent
One BR	33,903	83 percent
Two BR	28,165	66 percent

Rental Units Below FMR in Baltimore, Maryland

How many affordable rental units are in Baltimore?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households inBaltimore, Maryland including the following:

Federal Program	Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit	17,010
Public Housing	6,205
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance	11,750
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance	33
Section 236 Rental Assistance	39
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly	682
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities	181

Tracked Units by Federal Program in Baltimore, Maryland

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

Income Based Apartments in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore features 21,876 income based apartments.Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent andutilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Baltimore, Maryland

There are 9,070 rent subsidized apartments that do notprovide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Baltimore.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baltimore, Maryland

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Baltimore landlords$900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holdercontributes $400 towards rent inBaltimore.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Baltimore, Maryland fora two-bedroom apartment is between $1,749 and $2,137.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.comresearch.

Affordable Housing Tip

Keep a record of past landlord issues.

Having some marks on your rental history will not disqualify you from federal housing, but be prepared to explain situations like an eviction.

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