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

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Bachon Townhomes

500 Fleming St, Wylie, Texas 75098

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Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Wylie, Texas
$33.30/hour
$26.05 (+359%) more than Texas minimum wage and $26.05 (+359%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Wylie, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Wylie, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Wylie, Texas?

The City of Wylie has 57,063 people living in 18,217 households.

There are 11,522 renters living in 4,251 renter households in this City. Renters make up 20.19 percent of the population living in Wylie.

What is the rental market like in Wylie, Texas?

There are an estimated 18,875 housing units in the Wylie area. Of these, 4,729 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Wylie, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Wylie?

The rental vacancy rate in Wylie is 6 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 Wylie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wylie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
15 704 1,127 1,409 627
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Wylie

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 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 Wylie

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,426 to $2,847. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,426
One BR $1,500
Two BR $1,758
Three BR $2,212
Four BR $2,847
2024 Fair Market Rents in Wylie, Texas

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 450 64 percent
Two BR 499 44 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Wylie, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Wylie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 90
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Wylie, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Wylie, Texas

Wylie features 0 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 Wylie, Texas

There are 120 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Wylie.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Wylie, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Wylie landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $600 towards rent in Wylie.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Wylie, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,582 and $1,934.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.