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

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Country Living Apts

612-624 Ave P, Ralls, Texas

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Ralls, Texas
$21.08/hour
$13.83 (+191%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.83 (+191%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Ralls, 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 programs for Ralls, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Ralls, Texas?

The City of Ralls has 1,634 people living in 677 households.

There are 462 renters living in 218 renter households in this City. Renters make up 28.27 percent of the population living in Ralls.

What is the rental market like in Ralls, Texas?

There are an estimated 853 housing units in the Ralls area. Of these, 228 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Ralls, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Ralls?

The rental vacancy rate in Ralls is 4 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 Ralls for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ralls
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 65 84 66 3
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Ralls

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Ralls

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $778 to $1,829. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $778
One BR $931
Two BR $1,113
Three BR $1,551
Four BR $1,829
2024 Fair Market Rents in Ralls, Texas

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

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
One BR 60 92 percent
Two BR 79 94 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Ralls, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Ralls?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 36
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 8
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Ralls, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Ralls, Texas

Ralls 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 Ralls, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Ralls, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Ralls, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,002 and $1,224.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.