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

Discover affordable housing in Tyler where there are 18+ 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.

Town Parc at Tyler

2202 WNW Loop 323, Tyler, Texas 75702

Park at Shiloh Apartments

2911 Shiloh Rd, Tyler, Texas 75703

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

Pinnacle at North Chase

323 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Texas 75701

Victory Park

2700 N Grand Aveue, Tyler, Texas 75702

Liberty Arms Apartments

2601 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Texas 75702

Southwest Pines Apartments

3220 Walton Rd, Tyler, Texas 75701

William Booth Garden Apartments

601 Golden Rd, Tyler, Texas 75701

Lake View Apartments Homes

3650 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Texas 75702

M533199, 100 North Bois Darc

100 Nbois D'arc, Tyler, Texas 75702

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tyler, 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 Tyler, 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 Tyler, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Tyler, Texas?

The City of Tyler has 109,277 people living in 37,522 households.

There are 40,133 renters living in 15,187 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.73 percent of the population living in Tyler.

What is the rental market like in Tyler, Texas?

There are an estimated 45,030 housing units in the Tyler area. Of these, 20,777 units are rental homes, making up 46 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tyler, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tyler?

The rental vacancy rate in Tyler is 17 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 Tyler for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tyler
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,035 3,934 6,339 4,630 1,012
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tyler

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 24 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 Tyler

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 Tyler, Texas

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

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 668 65 percent
One BR 2,780 71 percent
Two BR 3,555 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tyler, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Tyler?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,519
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 510
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 121
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tyler, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Tyler, Texas

Tyler features 725 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 Tyler, Texas

There are 1,335 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tyler.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tyler, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tyler landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Tyler.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.