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

Discover affordable housing in Victoria 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.

Houston House Apts.

103 Cornwall Drive, Victoria, Texas 77904

Fox Run Apts.

2008 Sam Houston Dr., Victoria, Texas 77901

Pinnacle Pointe Apartments

702 Salem Rd, Victoria, Texas 77904

Salem Village

5201 John Stockbauer Dr, Victoria, Texas 77904

Bretton Village

1503 Victoria Station Dr , Victoria, Texas 77901

Thomas Ninke Senior Village

1907 Lova Drive, Victoria, Texas 77901

Caney Run Estates

101 S Ben Jordan St, Victoria, Texas 77901

Creekstone Ranch Apartments

5609 John Stockbauer Dr, Victoria, Texas 77904

La Dominion

3604 E Juan Linn St, Victoria, Texas 77901

Crestwood Apartments

1403 Melrose Ave, Victoria, Texas 77901

Nbc Properties

601 E Juan Linn St, Victoria, Texas 77901

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Victoria, Texas
$24.17/hour
$16.92 (+233%) more than Texas minimum wage and $16.92 (+233%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Victoria, 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 Victoria, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Victoria, Texas?

The City of Victoria has 65,372 people living in 25,593 households.

There are 25,430 renters living in 11,357 renter households in this City. Renters make up 38.9 percent of the population living in Victoria.

What is the rental market like in Victoria, Texas?

There are an estimated 28,280 housing units in the Victoria area. Of these, 11,085 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Victoria, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Victoria?

The rental vacancy rate in Victoria is 12 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 Victoria for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Victoria
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
324 3,125 3,883 2,067 290
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Victoria

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 Victoria

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,010 to $1,753. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,010
One BR $1,016
Two BR $1,276
Three BR $1,588
Four BR $1,753
2024 Fair Market Rents in Victoria, Texas

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

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 166 51 percent
One BR 2,067 66 percent
Two BR 2,113 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Victoria, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Victoria?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 926
Public Housing 321
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 345
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Victoria, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Victoria, Texas

Victoria features 616 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 Victoria, Texas

There are 610 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Victoria.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Victoria, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Victoria, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,148 and $1,404.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.