Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Silsbee, TX

Discover affordable housing in Silsbee where there are 3+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Mill Town Seniors

800 S 16th St, Silsbee, Texas 77656

Oakleaf Estates

1195 Highway 327 , Silsbee, Texas 77656

Autumn Trace Apts

1300 Hwy 327 West, Silsbee, Texas

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Silsbee, Texas
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Silsbee, Texas?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Silsbee, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Silsbee, Texas.

Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Silsbee.

How many renters live in Silsbee, Texas?

The City of Silsbee has 6,904 people living in 2,557 households.

There are 1,918 renters living in 773 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.78 percent of the population living in Silsbee.

What is the rental market like in Silsbee, Texas?

There are an estimated 3,224 housing units in the Silsbee area. Of these, 948 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Silsbee, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Silsbee?

The rental vacancy rate in Silsbee is 15 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Silsbee for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Silsbee
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
72 56 268 297 80
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Silsbee

A large number of apartments in Silsbee have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Silsbee are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 15 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Silsbee

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $892 to $1,575. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $892
One BR $932
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,470
Four BR $1,575
2024 Fair Market Rents in Silsbee, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Silsbee?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 57 79 percent
One BR 56 100 percent
Two BR 245 91 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Silsbee, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Silsbee?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Silsbee, Texas including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 138
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 58
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Silsbee, Texas

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Silsbee, Texas

Silsbee features 58 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Silsbee, Texas

There are 160 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Silsbee.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Silsbee, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Silsbee landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Silsbee.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Silsbee, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.