What HUD offices serve Santa Fe, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Santa Fe.
How many renters live in Santa Fe, Texas?
The City of Santa Fe has 12,792 people living in 4,631 households.
There are 1,688 renters living in 802 renter households in this City. Renters make up 13.2 percent of the population living in Santa Fe.
What is the rental market like in Santa Fe, Texas?
There are an estimated 5,217 housing units in the Santa Fe area. Of these, 925 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Santa Fe, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Santa Fe?
The rental vacancy rate in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Fe
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 225 | 171 | 308 | 98 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Santa Fe
A large number of apartments in Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 33 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Santa Fe
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 Santa Fe, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Santa Fe?
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 | 209 | 93 percent |
| Two BR | 133 | 78 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Santa Fe, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Santa Fe?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Santa Fe, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 120 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 48 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Santa Fe, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Santa Fe, Texas
Santa Fe features 48 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 Santa Fe, Texas
There are 72 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Santa Fe.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Santa Fe, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Santa Fe landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Santa Fe.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Santa Fe, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,221 and $1,493.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
