Section 8 apartments in ZIP 21045, Columbia
ZIP 21045 covers the Oakland Mills, Long Reach, Owen Brown neighborhoods in Columbia. The HUD rent benchmarks below help you compare this ZIP. Your housing authority sets its own applicable payment standard and approves the rent using household income, utilities and program rules.
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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.
HUD rent benchmarks — ZIP 21045
Small-Area FMR · FY2027| Bedrooms | HUD benchmark / mo |
|---|---|
| Studio | $1,700 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,810 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,240 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,800 |
| 4 bedrooms | $3,110 |
These are HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, not an adopted housing authority payment standard or a guaranteed rent approval. Your authority determines assistance using its schedule, household income, voucher size and utility allowance. Rent reasonableness and inspection requirements also apply. How HUD vouchers work.
Neighborhoods inside ZIP 21045
Governing PHA
Howard County Housing Commission
HUD PHA code MD023 · 1,184 HCV vouchers
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
- Phone
- (443) 518-7800
- Website
- https://househoward.org
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