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

Discover affordable housing in Temple where there are 11+ 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.

Canyon Creek Townhomes

1476 Canyon Creek Drive, Temple, Texas 76502

Renata Square

1811 E Avenue K, Temple, Texas 76501

Village at Meadowbend Apartments II

2787 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Temple, Texas 76504

Country Lane Seniors - Temple Community

2916 Country Lane Dr, Temple, Texas 76504

Fairways at Sammons Park

2201 W Adams Ave, Temple, Texas 76504

Golden Haven Apartments

505 N 2nd St, Temple, Texas 76501

Al Rat Wb Elderly

511 W Avenue V, Temple, Texas 76504

Jmh Cv Wb Fam

711 W Calhoun Ave, Temple, Texas 76501

Frances Graham Hall

100 N 7th St, Temple, Texas 76501

Temple ( City of )

210 W Avenue R, Temple, Texas 76504

The Kyle Building

111 N Main St, Temple, Texas 76501

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Temple, Texas
$21.50/hour
$14.25 (+197%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.25 (+197%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Temple, 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 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), Moderate Rehabilitation, Section 8 New Construction programs for Temple, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Temple, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Temple, Texas?

The City of Temple has 89,455 people living in 33,709 households.

There are 40,487 renters living in 16,918 renter households in this City. Renters make up 45.26 percent of the population living in Temple.

What is the rental market like in Temple, Texas?

There are an estimated 34,110 housing units in the Temple area. Of these, 15,728 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Temple, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Temple?

The rental vacancy rate in Temple is 4 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 Temple for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Temple
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
524 3,929 5,319 4,354 734
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Temple

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Temple

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,926. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $900
Two BR $1,135
Three BR $1,599
Four BR $1,926
2024 Fair Market Rents in Temple, Texas

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

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 269 51 percent
One BR 1,968 50 percent
Two BR 2,821 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Temple, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Temple?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 992
Public Housing 326
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 459
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Temple, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Temple, Texas

Temple features 786 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 Temple, Texas

There are 380 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Temple.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Temple, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Temple landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Temple.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Temple, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,022 and $1,249.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.