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

Discover affordable housing in Sabine County where there are 1+ 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.

Westlake Apartments

1388 Adickes Allee St, Hemphill, Texas 75948

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sabine County, Texas
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Texas minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sabine 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), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Sabine County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Sabine County, Texas?

The County of Sabine County has 9,980 people living in 4,471 households.

There are 1,520 renters living in 678 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.23 percent of the population living in Sabine County.

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

There are an estimated 7,634 housing units in the Sabine County area. Of these, 734 units are rental homes, making up 10 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sabine County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sabine County?

The rental vacancy rate in Sabine County is 8 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 Sabine County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sabine County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 81 276 290 18
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sabine County

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Sabine County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $705 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $705
One BR $722
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,253
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sabine County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sabine 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
One BR 75 93 percent
Two BR 145 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sabine County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Sabine County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 79
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sabine County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Sabine County, Texas

Sabine County features 32 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 Sabine County, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sabine County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sabine County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sabine County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sabine County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.