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

Discover affordable housing in Pasadena where there are 17+ 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.

Copper Ridge Apartments

2216 E Harris Ave, Pasadena, Texas 77506

Primrose at Pasadena Apartments

2122 East Sam Houston Parkway, Pasadena, Texas 77503

Evangeline Booth Garden

2627 Cherrybrook Ln, Pasadena, Texas 77502

Vista Villa Apartments

3600 Pansy St, Pasadena, Texas 77505

Bayshore Towers Apartments

3219 Burke Rd, Pasadena, Texas 77504

Parkway Senior Apartments

3663 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, Texas 77504

Bayou Willows Apartments

4102 Young St, Pasadena, Texas 77504

Gardenview Apartments

2730 Lafferty Rd, Pasadena, Texas 77502

Pasadena Cottages

2122B Wichita Street, Pasadena, Texas 77502

Empire Village Apartments

1100 Burke Rd, Pasadena, Texas 77506

Pasadena Interfaith Manor

2112 Easthaven Dr, Pasadena, Texas 77506

Brandywood Apartments

6411 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, Texas 77505

Harris Manor Apartments

2216 Harris Ave, Pasadena, Texas 77506

Center Place Apartments

3120 Pasadena Blvd, Pasadena, Texas 77503

Hampshire Court Apartments

3400S Burke Rd, Pasadena, Texas 77504

Woman, Inc Destiny Village

701 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, Texas 77504

Southmore Park Apartments, Ltd

2401 Southmore Ave, Pasadena, Texas 77502

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pasadena, Texas
$25.70/hour
$18.45 (+254%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.45 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pasadena, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pasadena, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Pasadena, Texas?

The City of Pasadena has 147,665 people living in 49,352 households.

There are 67,526 renters living in 22,647 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.73 percent of the population living in Pasadena.

What is the rental market like in Pasadena, Texas?

There are an estimated 54,495 housing units in the Pasadena area. Of these, 25,919 units are rental homes, making up 48 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pasadena, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pasadena?

The rental vacancy rate in Pasadena is 10 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 Pasadena for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pasadena
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
982 6,396 9,274 4,997 1,020
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pasadena

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 Pasadena

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,073 to $2,303. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,073
One BR $1,135
Two BR $1,357
Three BR $1,792
Four BR $2,303
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pasadena, Texas

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

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 659 67 percent
One BR 4,161 65 percent
Two BR 6,048 65 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pasadena, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Pasadena?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,625
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 324
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 63
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pasadena, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Pasadena, Texas

Pasadena features 608 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 Pasadena, Texas

There are 2,500 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pasadena.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pasadena, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pasadena landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pasadena.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pasadena, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,221 and $1,493.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.