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

Discover affordable housing in Garland where there are 21+ 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.

Reserve at Shiloh

1102 N Shiloh Rd., Garland, Texas 75041

City Square Lofts

705 West Avenue B, Garland, Texas 75040

Primrose at Park Place

202 Belt Line Rd, Garland, Texas 75040

Legacy Pointe Apartments

238 S Barnes Drive, Garland, Texas 75042

Garland Estates Senior Housing

2100 W Buckingham Rd, Garland, Texas 75042

Castleglen Place

750 Castleglen Dr , Garland, Texas 75043

Palladium Garland

950 W Interstate 30, Garland, Texas 75043

The Meadows Apartments

3826 Easton Meadows Dr, Garland, Texas 75043

Lavon Senior Villas

314 Castle Drive, Garland, Texas 75040

Embree Eastside by Palladium

563 Davidson Dr., Garland, Texas 75040

Palladium Garland Senior Living

402 Belt Line Rd., Garland, Texas 75040

Lakeview Pointe Waterside Living

3102 Zion Road, Garland, Texas 75043

Lake Colony A

4605 Chaha Rd, Garland, Texas 75043

Eastpointe Station

2750 Broadway Blvd, Garland, Texas 75041

Independent Living Center

652 Castleglen Dr, Garland, Texas 75043

Orchard Hills

1320 W Kingsley Rd, Garland, Texas 75041

Hubbards Ridge Apartments

4351 Point Blvd, Garland, Texas 75043

Hometowne at Garland

1520 Castle Dr, Garland, Texas 75040

Centerville Pointe

4300 Duck Creek Dr, Garland, Texas 75043

Mesquite Square Alexandria I

Mesquite Sq, Garland, Texas 75225

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Garland, Texas
$33.30/hour
$26.05 (+359%) more than Texas minimum wage and $26.05 (+359%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Garland, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Garland, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Garland, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Garland, Texas?

The City of Garland has 240,667 people living in 82,044 households.

There are 97,084 renters living in 34,014 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.34 percent of the population living in Garland.

What is the rental market like in Garland, Texas?

There are an estimated 83,657 housing units in the Garland area. Of these, 31,929 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Garland, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Garland?

The rental vacancy rate in Garland is 5 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 Garland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,189 8,221 10,973 7,801 1,779
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Garland

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Garland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,426 to $2,847. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,426
One BR $1,500
Two BR $1,758
Three BR $2,212
Four BR $2,847
2024 Fair Market Rents in Garland, Texas

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

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 883 74 percent
One BR 7,032 86 percent
Two BR 6,445 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Garland, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Garland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,819
Public Housing 2
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 137
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 133
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Garland, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Garland, Texas

Garland features 360 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 Garland, Texas

There are 2,152 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Garland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Garland, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Garland landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Garland.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Garland, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,582 and $1,934.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.