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

Discover affordable housing in Milam County where there are 11+ 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.

Hunters Chase Senior Apartments

1501 E Belton Ave, Rockdale, Texas 76567

Cameron Associates

1708 W 4th St, Cameron, Texas 76520

Cameron Apartments Ltd

400 N Columbus Ave, Cameron, Texas 76520

Cedar Groves Estates I

1000 S. 8th Street, Buckholts, Texas 76518

Williams Trace Apartments

100 E 22nd St, Cameron, Texas 76520

Milam Senior Estates

1100 N Crockett Ave, Cameron, Texas 76520

Mccawley Oaks

1040 W Cameron Ave, Rockdale, Texas 76567

Cameron Oaks Apts

3400 N Travis Ave, Cameron, Texas

Ha of Rockdale

855 Ackerman Street, Rockdale, Texas

125 Cordova Dr

125 Cordova Dr, Rockdale, Texas 76567

North Village

1406 N Crockett Ave, Cameron, Texas 76520

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Milam County, Texas
$17.88/hour
$10.63 (+147%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.63 (+147%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Milam 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), Mainstream Voucher programs for Milam County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Milam County, Texas?

The County of Milam County has 25,080 people living in 9,767 households.

There are 5,297 renters living in 2,319 renter households in this County. Renters make up 21.12 percent of the population living in Milam County.

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

There are an estimated 11,564 housing units in the Milam County area. Of these, 2,395 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Milam County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Milam County?

The rental vacancy rate in Milam County is 3 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 Milam County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milam County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
54 367 808 965 125
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Milam County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 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 Milam County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $735 to $1,513. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $735
One BR $794
Two BR $944
Three BR $1,185
Four BR $1,513
2024 Fair Market Rents in Milam County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Milam 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 16 30 percent
One BR 266 72 percent
Two BR 463 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Milam County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Milam County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 209
Public Housing 225
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 157
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Milam County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Milam County, Texas

Milam County features 422 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 Milam County, Texas

There are 156 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Milam County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Milam County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Milam County landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Milam County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Milam County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $850 and $1,038.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.