This housing agency serves San Marcos, Texas.
| Waiting List | |
|---|---|
| Closed: San Marcos Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: 1 and 2-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Chapultepec Family Self-Sufficiency Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: San Marcos Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Springtown Villa Elderly/Disabled Project-Based Section 8 Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List | Learn More |
The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in December 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to visit the SMHA office.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Live or work in San Marcos (or have accepted a job in San Marcos, but have not yet relocated), Public Housing residents in San Marcos who have been displaced by natural disaster in the last six months.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SMHA website, or call the office at (512) 353-5059.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental housing assistance in San Marcos, Texas.
The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) is last accepted Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of as of June, 2017, until the earliest confirmed close date of December 27, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
This waiting list had the following preferences:
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.
The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Chapultepec Family Self-Sufficiency waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments is closed.
It is not known when the SMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental housing assistance in San Marcos, Texas.
The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list for 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of as of June, 2017, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.
This waiting list is for Other Senior and Disabled rental housing assistance in San Marcos, Texas.
The San Marcos Housing Authority (SMHA) Senior and Disabled Project-Based Section 8 waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Springtown Villa is currently open.
The SMHA is accepting applications for this waiting list as of December, 2021, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SMHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA on December 2, 2021.
San Marcos Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 517 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:30am-6:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am-6:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am-6:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am-6:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am-12:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
1201 Thorpe Lane, San Marcos, TX
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San Marcos Housing Authority serves 523 low-income households. The agency manages 261 Housing Choice Vouchers and 278 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by San Marcos Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of San Marcos Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 172 households and make up 33 percent of households served by San Marcos Housing Authority.
There are 413 female-headed renter households living in San Marcos Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the San Marcos Housing Authority.
| Black | 68 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 152 |
| Hispanic | 298 |
There are 203 households headed by seniors served by the San Marcos Housing Authority. Senior households are 39% of households in San Marcos Housing Authority housing.
There are 78 persons with disabilities living in San Marcos Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the San Marcos Housing Authority.
The San Marcos Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
San Marcos Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 31, 2024 and closed on December 30, 2016.
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