How to Search
Most of Suburban Virginia is part of HUD's DC-VA-MD Metro Area. For updates on both Income Limits and Fair Market Rents, select the year, then select District of Columbia for the state and the county. The information will cover the Counties of Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, and Stafford; and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
For all other Virginia cities and counties, select Virginia for the state and then the county or city needed.
Income Limit
Income levels are established by HUD, the federal Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, to determine eligibility for a variety of programs.
To be eligible for suburban Virginia HOPWA the applicant’s family income, adjusted for family size, cannot exceed 80% of local area median income for most HOPWA services and 50% of local area median income for Project-Based & Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.
For updates to income limits see
HUD Income Limits
Fair Market Rents
Fair Market Rents reflect the average cost of “affordable” housing as defined by HUD in a given geographic area.
For updates to fair market rents see
HUD Fair Market Rents