Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Leon County, TX

Discover affordable housing in Leon County where there are 6+ 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.

Elmwood Apartments

231 Gene St, Buffalo, Texas 75831

Cass Street Apartments

428-448 N Cass St, Centerville, Texas 75833

S. Commerce Street Apartments

816-856 S Commerce St, Centerville, Texas 75833

S. Town Street Apartments

22 South Town St, Centerville, Texas 75833

Willow Oaks Apts

802 N Highway 79, Jewett, Texas

Centerville Plaza

Church St, Centerville, Texas 75833

calendar_today Opened: Mar 11
calendar_today Closes: May 31,

Reported On March 13th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Leon County, Texas
$17.58/hour
$10.33 (+142%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.33 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Leon County, 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 Leon County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Leon County, Texas?

The County of Leon County has 15,928 people living in 6,397 households.

There are 3,759 renters living in 1,387 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.6 percent of the population living in Leon County.

What is the rental market like in Leon County, Texas?

There are an estimated 8,987 housing units in the Leon County area. Of these, 1,518 units are rental homes, making up 17 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Leon County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Leon County?

The rental vacancy rate in Leon County is 9 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 Leon County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leon County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
24 41 433 776 95
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Leon County

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

Among renter households in this market, 31 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Leon County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $629 to $1,236. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $629
One BR $706
Two BR $928
Three BR $1,231
Four BR $1,236
2024 Fair Market Rents in Leon County, Texas

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

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 8 33 percent
One BR 18 44 percent
Two BR 305 70 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Leon County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Leon County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Public Housing 72
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Leon County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Leon County, Texas

Leon County 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 Leon County, Texas

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leon County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leon County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leon County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $835 and $1,021.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.