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

Discover affordable housing in Smith County where there are 28+ 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.

Reserve at Hagan

606 State Highway 110 S, Whitehouse, Texas 75791

Town Parc at Tyler

2202 WNW Loop 323, Tyler, Texas 75702

Park at Shiloh Apartments

2911 Shiloh Rd, Tyler, Texas 75703

Forest Trails

1210 Forest Trails Dr., Lindale, Texas 75771

Whitehouse Senior Village

201 Leamington Spa, Whitehouse, Texas 75791

Moore Grocery Lofts

410 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Texas 75702

Disciples Place Village

3055 State Highway 31 E, Tyler, Texas 75702

Catherine Booth Gardens of Tyler, Texas

2325 Old Henderson Hwy, Tyler, Texas 75701

Parkview Gardens Townhouses

2002 Bellwood Rd, Tyler, Texas 75701

Villas of Pine Ridge

3110 Towne Park Dr, Tyler, Texas 75701

Rose Valley Apts.

1007 N Northwest Loop 323, Tyler, Texas 75708

The Residences at Earl Campbell

2323 Frankston Hwy, Tyler, Texas 75701

Laurel Flats

1208 East Houston Street, Tyler, Texas 75702

Rosewood Senior Villas

2929 Calloway Rd., Tyler, Texas 75707

Legacy Trails of Lindale

505 Sunset Dr., Lindale, Texas 75771

Pecanwood Apartments

502 W Main St, Whitehouse, Texas 75791

The Cottages at Main Apartments

417 E Main St, Bullard, Texas 75757

Village at Main Apartments

417 E Main St, Bullard, Texas 75757

Pinnacle at North Chase

323 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Texas 75701

Victory Park

2700 N Grand Aveue, Tyler, Texas 75702

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Smith County, Texas
$23.39/hour
$16.14 (+223%) more than Texas minimum wage and $16.14 (+223%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Smith 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, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Smith County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Smith County, Texas?

The County of Smith County has 241,922 people living in 80,889 households.

There are 63,197 renters living in 23,490 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.12 percent of the population living in Smith County.

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

There are an estimated 97,561 housing units in the Smith County area. Of these, 30,312 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Smith County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Smith County?

The rental vacancy rate in Smith County is 15 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 Smith County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Smith County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
858 4,675 6,946 9,738 1,218
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Smith County

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Smith County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $966 to $1,912. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $966
One BR $1,009
Two BR $1,235
Three BR $1,621
Four BR $1,912
2024 Fair Market Rents in Smith County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Smith 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
Studio 570 66 percent
One BR 3,174 68 percent
Two BR 4,013 58 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Smith County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Smith County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,029
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 512
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 121
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 200
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Smith County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Smith County, Texas

Smith County features 877 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 Smith County, Texas

There are 1,671 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Smith County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Smith County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Smith County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Smith County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Smith County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,112 and $1,359.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.