Howard County Housing Commission

6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., 3rd. Fl., Columbia, MD, 21046

Housing Authority

Howard County Housing Commission Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

50

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Howard County

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Program Summary for Howard County Housing Commission

Howard County Housing Commission is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Howard County Housing Commission manages several funded programs and has a total of 50 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Howard County Housing Commission administered a total of 944 Section 8 Vouchers. Howard County Housing Commission currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Howard County Housing Commission is located at 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., 3rd. Fl., Columbia, MD, 21046 and serves the city of Columbia. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Howard County Housing Commission at, (410) 313-6491 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About Howard County Housing Commission

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The Housing Commission which is a separate legal entity which serves as the Public Housing Authority for the purpose of developing and managing housing resources for low and moderate income residents of Howard County. The Commission also owns and manages residential property, maintains these properties, develops affordable housing opportunities for the citizens of Howard County through partnerships with developers or land acquisition for development, and operates the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Current Status Active
Size of Howard County Housing Commission compared nationally Large
Last Updated 04/12/2014
Total Numbers of Communities 1
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 944
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units 50
Waiting list for the Howard County Housing Commission is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Howard County, MD

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $36,400
  • $41,600
  • $46,800
  • $52,000
  • $56,200
  • $60,350
  • $64,500
  • $68,650
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $21,850
  • $25,000
  • $28,100
  • $31,200
  • $33,700
  • $36,200
  • $39,640
  • $44,120
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $54,950
  • $62,800
  • $70,650
  • $78,500
  • $84,800
  • $91,100
  • $97,350
  • $103,650

2017 Fair Market Rents for Howard County, MD

Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Howard County, MD:

  • Efficiency
  • $903
  • One-Bedroom
  • $1097
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $1376
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1769
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $2072

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Howard County Quick Facts

Population: 309,284
Persons Per Household: 2.74
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 24.7%
Homeownership Rate: 73.9%
Housing Units: 113,053
Yearly Income Per Person: $48,172
Median Household Income: $109,865

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