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

Discover affordable housing in Seagoville where there are 3+ 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.

Villas of Seagoville

1000 E Malloy Bridge Rd, Seagoville, Texas 75159

May Road Apartments

1488 May Road Cir, Seagoville, Texas 75159

Seagoville Senior Citizens Home

205 Mathis St, Seagoville, Texas 75159

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Seagoville, Texas
$33.30/hour
$26.05 (+359%) more than Texas minimum wage and $26.05 (+359%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Seagoville, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Seagoville, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Seagoville, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Seagoville, Texas?

The City of Seagoville has 18,658 people living in 5,185 households.

There are 3,321 renters living in 1,222 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.8 percent of the population living in Seagoville.

What is the rental market like in Seagoville, Texas?

There are an estimated 5,603 housing units in the Seagoville area. Of these, 1,261 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Seagoville, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Seagoville?

The rental vacancy rate in Seagoville is 3 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 Seagoville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Seagoville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
119 110 406 466 121
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Seagoville

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 41 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 Seagoville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,426 to $2,847. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,426
One BR $1,500
Two BR $1,758
Three BR $2,212
Four BR $2,847
2024 Fair Market Rents in Seagoville, Texas

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

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 115 97 percent
One BR 110 100 percent
Two BR 314 77 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Seagoville, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Seagoville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 78
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 151
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Seagoville, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Seagoville, Texas

Seagoville features 121 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 Seagoville, Texas

There are 100 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Seagoville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Seagoville, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Seagoville landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Seagoville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Seagoville, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,582 and $1,934.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.