WMATA Metrorail Rapid transit
Section 8 apartments near the WMATA Red Line
The WMATA Red Line is Washington's original Metro line, running from Shady Grove, MD south through downtown DC and back north to Glenmont, MD. Serves NoMa, Union Station, Metro Center, Dupont Circle, Cleveland Park, and Van Ness.
Voucher discrimination is illegal here
DC's Human Rights Act (D.C. Law 2-38, 1977 — SOI added 2005) prohibits housing discrimination based on source of income. One of the oldest and strongest SOI laws in the U.S. — applies to all landlords citywide with no unit floor. Enforcement via the DC Office of Human Rights.
2-bedroom Section 8 payment standards along the line
| Neighborhood | ZIP | 2BR payment standard / mo |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Quarter | 20004 | $3,220 |
| Chinatown | 20001 | $3,140 |
| Kalorama | 20008 | $3,010 |
| Downtown | 20005 | $2,910 |
| Dupont Circle | 20036 | $2,600 |
| NoMa | 20002 | $2,480 |
| Brookland | 20017 | $2,110 |
| Takoma | 20012 | $1,770 |
| Brentwood | 20018 | $1,490 |
Stations
- 1Shady Grove— Rockville, MD
- 2Rockville— Rockville, MD
- 3Twinbrook— Rockville, MD
- 4White Flint— North Bethesda, MD
- 5Grosvenor-Strathmore— Bethesda, MD
- 6Medical Center— Bethesda, MD
- 7Bethesda— Bethesda, MD
- 8Friendship Heights— Chevy Chase, MD
- 9Tenleytown-AU— Tenleytown, DC
- 10Van Ness-UDC— Van Ness, DC
- 11Cleveland Park— Cleveland Park, DC
- 12Woodley Park— Kalorama
- 13Dupont Circle— Dupont Circle
- 14Farragut North— Downtown
- 15Metro Center— Downtown
- 16Gallery Place / Chinatown— Chinatown
- 17Judiciary Square— Penn Quarter
- 18Union Station— NoMa
- 19NoMa-Gallaudet— NoMa
- 20Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood— Brentwood
- 21Brookland-CUA— Brookland
- 22Fort Totten— Takoma
- 23Takoma— Takoma
- 24Silver Spring— Silver Spring, MD
- 25Forest Glen— Silver Spring, MD
- 26Wheaton— Wheaton, MD
- 27Glenmont— Glenmont, MD