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

Discover affordable housing in Vidor where there are 3+ 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.

Auburn Square

2388 N Main St, Vidor, Texas 77662

Honeysuckle Court Apartments

600 S Main St, Vidor, Texas 77662

Twelve Oaks

2405 Hwy 12, Vidor, Texas 77662

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Vidor, Texas
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Vidor, 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 programs for Vidor, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Vidor, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Vidor, Texas?

The City of Vidor has 9,806 people living in 3,851 households.

There are 2,411 renters living in 1,008 renter households in this City. Renters make up 24.59 percent of the population living in Vidor.

What is the rental market like in Vidor, Texas?

There are an estimated 4,602 housing units in the Vidor area. Of these, 1,303 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Vidor, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Vidor?

The rental vacancy rate in Vidor is 23 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 Vidor for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vidor
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 343 225 414 26
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Vidor

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 32 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 Vidor

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $892 to $1,575. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $892
One BR $932
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,470
Four BR $1,575
2024 Fair Market Rents in Vidor, Texas

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

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 315 92 percent
Two BR 213 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Vidor, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Vidor?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 117
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Vidor, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Vidor, Texas

Vidor features 48 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 Vidor, Texas

There are 150 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Vidor.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Vidor, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Vidor landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Vidor.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Vidor, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.