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

Discover affordable housing in Beaumont where there are 33+ 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.

Retreat West Beaumont

6005 College Street, Beaumont, Texas 77707

Place of Grace

4205 Sarah St, Beaumont, Texas 77705

Virginia Flats

2250 W Virginia St, Beaumont, Texas 77705

Villas of Sunnyside

1425 Washington Village Pkwy, Beaumont, Texas 77707

Sunlight Manor

2950 S 8th St, Beaumont, Texas 77701

Timbers Edge Park Shadows Apartments

1075 Pinchback Rd, Beaumont, Texas 77707

Seville Apartments

4325 Crow Rd, Beaumont, Texas 77706

Senior Citizens Y - House of Beaumont

930 Calder St, Beaumont, Texas 77701

Raintree Towers Apartments

3030 French Rd, Beaumont, Texas 77706

Plymouth Village

5080 Helbig Rd, Beaumont, Texas 77708

Villa De Lucas

1005 E Lucas Dr, Beaumont, Texas 77703

Cypress Place

4495 Old Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706

Old Dowlen Cottages

4495 Old Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706

Providence on Major

3585 N Major Dr, Beaumont, Texas 77713

Beaumont Trials

2775 Spindletop Square, Beaumont, Texas 77703

Laurel Vista Senior Apartments

3400 Veterans Circle, Beaumont, Texas 77707

Stone Hearst Seniors

1650 E Lucas Dr, Beaumont, Texas 77703

The Gardens at Sienna

6210 Sienna Trl, Beaumont, Texas 77708

Gracelake Townhomes

3985 Sarah St, Beaumont, Texas 77705

The Crossing

3705 E Lucas Dr, Beaumont, Texas 77708

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Beaumont, 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 Beaumont, 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 Beaumont, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Beaumont, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Beaumont, Texas?

The City of Beaumont has 112,090 people living in 45,870 households.

There are 45,006 renters living in 19,826 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.15 percent of the population living in Beaumont.

What is the rental market like in Beaumont, Texas?

There are an estimated 52,498 housing units in the Beaumont area. Of these, 21,674 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Beaumont, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Beaumont?

The rental vacancy rate in Beaumont is 4 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaumont
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
837 6,306 7,713 4,753 1,035
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Beaumont

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Beaumont

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 Beaumont, Texas

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

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 447 53 percent
One BR 3,868 61 percent
Two BR 4,379 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Beaumont, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Beaumont?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,289
Public Housing 439
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,086
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 34
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 29
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Beaumont, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont features 1,813 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 Beaumont, Texas

There are 1,195 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Beaumont.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Beaumont, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Beaumont landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Beaumont.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.