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

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Blue West Apts

106 Birch St, Darrouzett, Texas

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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 Darrouzett, Texas
$18.05/hour
$10.80 (+149%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.80 (+149%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Darrouzett, 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), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Darrouzett, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Darrouzett, Texas?

The City of Darrouzett has 260 people living in 122 households.

There are 119 renters living in 54 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.77 percent of the population living in Darrouzett.

What is the rental market like in Darrouzett, Texas?

There are an estimated 163 housing units in the Darrouzett area. Of these, 65 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Darrouzett, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Darrouzett?

The rental vacancy rate in Darrouzett is 17 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 Darrouzett for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Darrouzett
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 33 10 11
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Darrouzett

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Darrouzett

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $742 to $1,416. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $742
One BR $767
Two BR $953
Three BR $1,152
Four BR $1,416
2024 Fair Market Rents in Darrouzett, Texas

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

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
Two BR 20 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Darrouzett, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Darrouzett?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 12
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Darrouzett, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Darrouzett, Texas

Darrouzett features 12 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 Darrouzett, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Darrouzett, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Darrouzett, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $858 and $1,048.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.