What HUD offices serve Colorado City, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Colorado City.
How many renters live in Colorado City, Texas?
The City of Colorado City has 3,952 people living in 1,261 households.
There are 1,013 renters living in 523 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.63 percent of the population living in Colorado City.
What is the rental market like in Colorado City, Texas?
There are an estimated 1,808 housing units in the Colorado City area. Of these, 609 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Colorado City, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Colorado City?
The rental vacancy rate in Colorado City 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 Colorado City for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colorado City
Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 201 | 270 | 45 | 7 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Colorado City
A large number of apartments in Colorado City 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 Colorado City are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 18 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Colorado City
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $751 to $1,433. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
Studio | $751 |
One BR | $848 |
Two BR | $964 |
Three BR | $1,358 |
Four BR | $1,433 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Colorado City, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Colorado City?
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 |
One BR | 113 | 56 percent |
Two BR | 177 | 66 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Colorado City, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Colorado City?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Colorado City, Texas including the following:
Federal Program | Unit Count |
Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 56 |
Public Housing | 96 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Colorado City, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Colorado City, Texas
Colorado City features 56 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 Colorado City, Texas
There are 5 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Colorado City.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Colorado City, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Colorado City landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Colorado City.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Colorado City, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $868 and $1,060.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.