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

Discover affordable housing in Rockdale where there are 4+ 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

Mccawley Oaks

1040 W Cameron Ave, Rockdale, Texas 76567

Ha of Rockdale

855 Ackerman Street, Rockdale, Texas

125 Cordova Dr

125 Cordova Dr, Rockdale, Texas 76567

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rockdale, 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 Rockdale, 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 Public Housing programs for Rockdale, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Rockdale, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Rockdale, Texas?

The City of Rockdale has 5,424 people living in 2,198 households.

There are 1,842 renters living in 886 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.96 percent of the population living in Rockdale.

What is the rental market like in Rockdale, Texas?

There are an estimated 2,566 housing units in the Rockdale area. Of these, 886 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rockdale, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rockdale?

The rental vacancy rate in Rockdale is 0 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 Rockdale for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockdale
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 181 204 444 57
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rockdale

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

Among renter households in this market, 48 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Rockdale

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 Rockdale, Texas

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

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 122 67 percent
Two BR 167 82 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rockdale, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Rockdale?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 109
Public Housing 60
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 61
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rockdale, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Rockdale, Texas

Rockdale features 148 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 Rockdale, Texas

There are 80 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rockdale.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rockdale, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Rockdale landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Rockdale.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.