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

Discover affordable housing in Comanche 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.

Comanche Retirement Village

4 Huett Cir, Comanche, Texas 76442

Village Apts

1411 N Austin St, Comanche, Texas

Lindsey Apartments

813 Green St, Comanche, Texas 76442

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Comanche, Texas
$19.24/hour
$11.99 (+165%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.99 (+165%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Comanche, 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 Public Housing programs for Comanche, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP), Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Comanche, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Comanche, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Comanche, Texas?

The City of Comanche has 4,208 people living in 1,468 households.

There are 872 renters living in 444 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.72 percent of the population living in Comanche.

What is the rental market like in Comanche, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,831 housing units in the Comanche area. Of these, 444 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Comanche, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Comanche?

The rental vacancy rate in Comanche is 0 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 Comanche for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Comanche
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
16 96 195 102 35
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Comanche

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

Among renter households in this market, 39 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Comanche

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $791 to $1,510. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $791
One BR $818
Two BR $1,016
Three BR $1,332
Four BR $1,510
2024 Fair Market Rents in Comanche, Texas

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

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 16 100 percent
One BR 89 93 percent
Two BR 166 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Comanche, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Comanche?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 60
Public Housing 67
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 31
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Comanche, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Comanche, Texas

Comanche features 98 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 Comanche, Texas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Comanche.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Comanche, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Comanche, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $914 and $1,118.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.