; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Glenville, WV

Glenville, West Virginia Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Glenville, West Virginia

Glenville 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 Glenville, West Virginia

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Glenville, West Virginia

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glenville, West Virginia for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,036 and $1,266.

2024 Glenville, West 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
Glenville, West Virginia Fair Market Rent $911 $916 $1,151 $1,573 $1,953
Glenville, West Virginia Payment Standard Range $820 to $1,002 $824 to $1,008 $1,036 to $1,266 $1,416 to $1,730 $1,758 to $2,148

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Glenville, WV Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 0
Total Low Income Apartments 0
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 0
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 60.87%
Average Renter Household Size 2.76
Average Household Size 2.57
Median Household Income $30,474 ±$4,422
Median Rent $567 ±$68
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 37.71% ± 10.9pp
Total Population 1,812

Population and Household Demographics

Glenville is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia with a population of 1,812. There are 575 households in the city with an average household size of 2.57 persons. 60.87% of households in Glenville are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Glenville

The median gross income for households in Glenville is $30,474 a year, or $2,540 a month. The median rent for the city is $567 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Glenville, a household making less than $1,890 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 37.71% of households who rent are overburdened in Glenville.

Area Median Income In Glenville

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 Glenville, the AMI is calculated from all households within Berkeley County.

In Glenville, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $90,300

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 Glenville

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 Glenville

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Glenville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$16,000 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,300
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Glenville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$26,700 $30,500 $34,300 $38,100 $41,150 $44,200 $47,250 $50,300
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Glenville AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$42,700 $48,800 $54,900 $60,950 $65,850 $70,750 $75,600 $80,500