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

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Ha of Mclean

904 W 5th St, Mclean, Texas 79057

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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 Mclean, Texas
$19.38/hour
$12.13 (+167%) more than Texas minimum wage and $12.13 (+167%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Mclean, 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 Mclean, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Mclean, Texas?

The City of Mclean has 943 people living in 334 households.

There are 235 renters living in 88 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.92 percent of the population living in Mclean.

What is the rental market like in Mclean, Texas?

There are an estimated 449 housing units in the Mclean area. Of these, 95 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Mclean, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Mclean?

The rental vacancy rate in Mclean is 7 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 Mclean for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mclean
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3 2 42 13 25
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Mclean

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

Among renter households in this market, 19 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Mclean

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $773 to $1,362. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $773
One BR $779
Two BR $1,023
Three BR $1,237
Four BR $1,362
2024 Fair Market Rents in Mclean, Texas

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

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 3 100 percent
One BR 2 100 percent
Two BR 5 12 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Mclean, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Mclean?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 12
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Mclean, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Mclean, Texas

Mclean features 8 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 Mclean, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Mclean, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Mclean, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $921 and $1,125.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.