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

Discover affordable housing in Uvalde County 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.

Leona Apartments

209 N 1st St, Uvalde, Texas 78801

Monarch Estates

126 Joe Carper Rd, Uvalde, Texas 78801

La Quinta Apartments

735 Evans St, Uvalde, Texas 78801

Grandad Apartments

834 S Getty St, Uvalde, Texas 78801

El Dorado, Ltd

1806 Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, Texas 78801

Country Village Estates

705 E Kennedy St, Sabinal, Texas 78881

El Cenizo Apartments

1700 Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, Texas 78801

Stardust Village

216 W Main St, Uvalde, Texas 78801

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 Uvalde County, Texas
$19.32/hour
$12.07 (+166%) more than Texas minimum wage and $12.07 (+166%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Uvalde 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), Public Housing programs for Uvalde County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Uvalde County, Texas?

The County of Uvalde County has 24,833 people living in 8,420 households.

There are 7,389 renters living in 2,670 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.75 percent of the population living in Uvalde County.

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

There are an estimated 10,108 housing units in the Uvalde County area. Of these, 2,834 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Uvalde County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Uvalde County?

The rental vacancy rate in Uvalde County is 5 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 Uvalde County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Uvalde County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 437 1,065 1,025 126
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Uvalde County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 10 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 Uvalde County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $794 to $1,653. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $794
One BR $881
Two BR $1,020
Three BR $1,437
Four BR $1,653
2024 Fair Market Rents in Uvalde County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Uvalde 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
One BR 256 59 percent
Two BR 593 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Uvalde County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Uvalde County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 220
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 130
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Uvalde County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Uvalde County, Texas

Uvalde County features 202 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 Uvalde County, Texas

There are 136 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Uvalde County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Uvalde County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Uvalde County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Uvalde County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Uvalde County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $918 and $1,122.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.