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

Discover affordable housing in Baytown where there are 14+ 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.

The Village Apartments of Baytown

4601 Village Ln, Baytown, Texas 77521

Mission at Baytown Apartments

6033 Garth Rd, Baytown, Texas 77521

Bayview Apartments

6900 N Main Street, Baytown, Texas 77521

Watermark at Baytown

2700 Ward Road, Baytown, Texas 77520

Rollingbrook Apartments

730 Rollingbrook St, Baytown, Texas 77521

Centennial Square Apartments

805 Schilling St, Baytown, Texas 77520

Bay City Village Apartments

3301 Royal St, Baytown, Texas 77521

Piedmont Apartments

7510 Decker Dr, Baytown, Texas 77520

Alexander Place Apartments

2401 N Alexander Dr, Baytown, Texas 77520

Townhomes of Bay Forest

6304 Decker Dr, Baytown, Texas 77520

Bay Terrace

1502 Nolan Rd, Baytown, Texas 77520

Edison Courts

1100 10th St, Baytown, Texas 77520

Sam Houston Place

1501 Morris St, Baytown, Texas 77520

Dezavala and Archia Courts

1 Atlantic St, Baytown, Texas 77520

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Baytown, Texas
$25.70/hour
$18.45 (+254%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.45 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Baytown, 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), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Baytown, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Baytown, Texas?

The City of Baytown has 86,203 people living in 32,959 households.

There are 39,714 renters living in 16,849 renter households in this City. Renters make up 46.07 percent of the population living in Baytown.

What is the rental market like in Baytown, Texas?

There are an estimated 33,674 housing units in the Baytown area. Of these, 15,726 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Baytown, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Baytown?

The rental vacancy rate in Baytown is 8 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 Baytown for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baytown
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
496 4,589 5,486 2,953 712
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Baytown

A large number of apartments in Baytown 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 Baytown are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 49 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Baytown

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,073 to $2,303. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,073
One BR $1,135
Two BR $1,357
Three BR $1,792
Four BR $2,303
2024 Fair Market Rents in Baytown, Texas

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

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 292 59 percent
One BR 2,785 61 percent
Two BR 3,625 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Baytown, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Baytown?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,099
Public Housing 99
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 419
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 55
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Baytown, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Baytown, Texas

Baytown features 719 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 Baytown, Texas

There are 868 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Baytown.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baytown, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Baytown landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Baytown.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Baytown, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,221 and $1,493.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.