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

Discover affordable housing in Bellville where there are 4+ 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.

Park Place Apartments

20 S Mechanic St, Bellville, Texas 77418

Bell Oaks Village II

890 High Oaks Dr, Bellville, Texas 77418

300 S Thomas St

300 S Thomas St, Bellville, Texas 77418

M536268, Keystone Apartments

621 W Main St, Bellville, Texas 77418

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bellville, Texas
$17.46/hour
$10.21 (+141%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.21 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bellville, 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) programs for Bellville, Texas.
Operates the Public Housing programs for Bellville, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Bellville, Texas?

The City of Bellville has 4,200 people living in 1,548 households.

There are 1,143 renters living in 538 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.21 percent of the population living in Bellville.

What is the rental market like in Bellville, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,686 housing units in the Bellville area. Of these, 597 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bellville, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bellville?

The rental vacancy rate in Bellville is 10 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 Bellville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
76 174 175 91 22
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bellville

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Bellville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $727 to $1,565. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $727
One BR $821
Two BR $922
Three BR $1,299
Four BR $1,565
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bellville, Texas

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

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 56 74 percent
One BR 161 93 percent
Two BR 19 11 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bellville, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Bellville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Public Housing 34
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bellville, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Bellville, Texas

Bellville features 74 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 Bellville, Texas

There are 66 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bellville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bellville, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bellville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Bellville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bellville, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $830 and $1,014.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.