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

Discover affordable housing in Sweetwater where there are 5+ 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.

Mustang Heights Apartments

815 E Arizona Ave, Sweetwater, Texas 79556

Sun Village I ( One )

1217 Coral Dr, Sweetwater, Texas 79556

Northwest Apartments

408 Robert Lee St, Sweetwater, Texas 79556

Apache Bend

515 Newman St., Sweetwater, Texas

Texas

1200 Town Creek Dr, Sweetwater, Texas 79556

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Sweetwater, Texas
$17.84/hour
$10.59 (+146%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.59 (+146%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Sweetwater, 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 Public Housing, Section 8 New Construction programs for Sweetwater, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP), Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Sweetwater, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Sweetwater, Texas?

The City of Sweetwater has 10,546 people living in 4,040 households.

There are 4,410 renters living in 1,742 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.82 percent of the population living in Sweetwater.

What is the rental market like in Sweetwater, Texas?

There are an estimated 5,074 housing units in the Sweetwater area. Of these, 1,963 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sweetwater, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sweetwater?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sweetwater
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
115 288 818 429 76
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sweetwater

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 17 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 Sweetwater

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $733 to $1,599. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $733
One BR $750
Two BR $942
Three BR $1,327
Four BR $1,599
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sweetwater, Texas

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

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 108 94 percent
One BR 203 70 percent
Two BR 545 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Sweetwater, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Sweetwater?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 80
Public Housing 182
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 134
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sweetwater, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Sweetwater, Texas

Sweetwater features 338 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 Sweetwater, Texas

There are 86 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sweetwater.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Sweetwater, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sweetwater, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $848 and $1,036.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.