; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Cape Charles, VA

Heritage Acres VI

815 Randolph Ave
Cape Charles, Virginia
Subsidized
Senior
S. 202

Seabreeze Apartments

200 Washington Ave
Cape Charles, Virginia
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
PBRA
S515

William Hughes Apts

16075 Lankford Hwy
Cape Charles, Virginia
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Farm Labor
RDRA
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Cape Charles that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 155 low-income homes in Cape Charles where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 towards rent each month.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on January 2nd, 2023. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Cape Charles, Virginia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Cape Charles, Virginia

Cape Charles features 155 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 Cape Charles, Virginia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cape Charles, Virginia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cape Charles, Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $844 and $1,032.

2024 Cape Charles, Virginia Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Cape Charles, Virginia Fair Market Rent $709 $714 $938 $1,321 $1,592
Cape Charles, Virginia Payment Standard Range $638 to $780 $643 to $785 $844 to $1,032 $1,189 to $1,453 $1,433 to $1,751

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Cape Charles, VA Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 3
Total Low Income Apartments 155
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 155
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 45.36%
Average Renter Household Size 1.77
Average Household Size 1.80
Median Household Income $33,281 ±$16,128
Median Rent $698 ±$212
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 45.22% ± 14.65pp
Total Population 912

Population and Household Demographics

Cape Charles is a city in Northampton County, Virginia with a population of 912. There are 507 households in the city with an average household size of 1.80 persons. 45.36% of households in Cape Charles are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Cape Charles

The median gross income for households in Cape Charles is $33,281 a year, or $2,773 a month. The median rent for the city is $698 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Cape Charles, a household making less than $2,327 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 45.22% of households who rent are overburdened in Cape Charles.

Area Median Income In Cape Charles

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Cape Charles, the AMI is calculated from all households within Northampton County.

In Cape Charles, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $72,900

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Cape Charles

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Cape Charles

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Cape Charles AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$14,950 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $44,100 $46,950
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Cape Charles AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$24,900 $28,450 $32,000 $35,550 $38,400 $41,250 $44,100 $46,950
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Cape Charles AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$39,850 $45,550 $51,250 $56,900 $61,500 $66,050 $70,600 $75,150