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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's because apartments are where [b]section 8 housing vouchers[/b] mostly go. While I don't always agree with apartment = poor, our local school's rating dropped when a new apartment complex opened. The apartments aren't even that cheap, but I think they're the cheapest thing that low income people can afford in this area and multiple families are living in each apartment. [/quote]

Most poor people in Montgomery County don't have Section 8 vouchers, and most apartments in Montgomery County aren't occupied by people with Section 8 vouchers.

Some data here.

In Montgomery County, there are currently 5,624 standard Section 8 housing vouchers, for $1,125 per month. The average wait for a voucher is ~43 months (3 years 7 months). The average voucher household has 2.5 persons and has a household income of $18,561 per year.

About 35% of households in Montgomery County rent. The median income of renting households in Montgomery County is about $62,000. About 40% of renting households spend 35% or more of their income on housing costs. Median gross rent is about $1,700.

There are about 134,000 units in multi-family buildings in Montgomery County.

About 57,000 students in MCPS receive free or reduced meals.

Median household income is about $103,000.

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