1 bedroom Section 8 apartments in Columbia, MD

Columbia's Small-Area Fair Market Rents change by ZIP code, so a 1 bedroom voucher will cover more in some neighborhoods than others. Here are the current payment standards across 8 tracked neighborhoods.

Voucher discrimination is illegal here

Howard County's 2019 Human Rights Ordinance prohibits source-of-income discrimination county-wide, layered on top of Maryland's HOME Act. Enforcement via the Howard County Office of Human Rights + MCCR.

Howard County Human Rights Ordinance (2019)

1 bedroom payment standards by neighborhood

NeighborhoodZIPPayment standard / mo
Kings Contrivance21046$2,030
Town Center21044$2,020
Wilde Lake21044$2,020
Harpers Choice21044$2,020
Hickory Ridge21044$2,020
Oakland Mills21045$1,670
Long Reach21045$1,670
Owen Brown21045$1,670

Public Housing Authorities

Howard County Housing Commission

HUD PHA code MD023 · 1,184 HCV vouchers

Waitlist closed

This PHA is not accepting new applications at this time. Call for the next opening date.

Howard County Housing Commission HCV waitlist status varies — check househoward.org or call (443) 518-7800.

Address
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD
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