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

Discover affordable housing in Spring where there are 8+ 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.

Copperwood I

4407 S Panther Creek Dr, Spring, Texas 77381

Cathedral Lakes

698 Basilica Bay Dr., Spring, Texas 77386

Spring Trace Apartments

24600 Aldine Westfield Rd, Spring, Texas 77373

Harvestwood Apartments

4550 S Panther Creek Dr , Spring, Texas 77381

Park at Woodland Springs

24011 Richard Road, Spring, Texas 77386

Louetta Village Apartments

1601 Louetta Rd, Spring, Texas 77388

Timber Run Apartments

3030 Hirschfield Rd, Spring, Texas 77373

Timber Mill ( Fka Trails of Grogans Mill )

1481 Sawdust Rd, Spring, Texas 77380

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Spring, Texas
$25.70/hour
$18.45 (+254%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.45 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Spring, 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) programs for Spring, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Spring, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Spring, Texas?

The City of Spring has 73,085 people living in 23,971 households.

There are 15,063 renters living in 5,106 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.61 percent of the population living in Spring.

What is the rental market like in Spring, Texas?

There are an estimated 22,243 housing units in the Spring area. Of these, 6,084 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Spring, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Spring?

The rental vacancy rate in Spring 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 Spring for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spring
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
124 1,064 868 2,600 876
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Spring

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

Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Spring

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 Spring, Texas

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

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 39 31 percent
One BR 313 29 percent
Two BR 370 43 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Spring, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Spring?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 324
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Spring, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Spring, Texas

Spring features 216 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 Spring, Texas

There are 950 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Spring.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Spring, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Spring landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Spring.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Spring, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,221 and $1,493.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.