Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Tularosa, NM

Discover affordable housing in Tularosa 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.

Villa De Tularosa Senior Housing

1205 Monte Vista Ave, Tularosa, New Mexico 88352

Las Rosas II Apartments

1513 Fairview Rd, Tularosa, New Mexico 88352

Las Rosas Apts

1519 Fairview, Tularosa, New Mexico

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tularosa, New Mexico
$16.61/hour
$4.61 (+38%) more than New Mexico minimum wage and $9.36 (+129%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Tularosa, New Mexico?

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 Tularosa, New Mexico.

Go to the New Mexico Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Tularosa.

How many renters live in Tularosa, New Mexico?

The City of Tularosa has 2,590 people living in 622 households.

There are 619 renters living in 89 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.9 percent of the population living in Tularosa.

What is the rental market like in Tularosa, New Mexico?

There are an estimated 1,085 housing units in the Tularosa area. Of these, 125 units are rental homes, making up 12 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tularosa, New Mexico, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tularosa?

The rental vacancy rate in Tularosa is 29 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 Tularosa for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tularosa
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 25 41 23
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tularosa

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Tularosa

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $609 to $1,488. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $609
One BR $722
Two BR $877
Three BR $1,236
Four BR $1,488
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tularosa, New Mexico

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

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
Two BR 13 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tularosa, New Mexico

How many affordable rental units are in Tularosa?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Tularosa, New Mexico including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 28
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 22
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 57
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tularosa, New Mexico

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

Income Based Apartments in Tularosa, New Mexico

Tularosa features 79 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 Tularosa, New Mexico

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tularosa.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tularosa, New Mexico

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tularosa landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Tularosa.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tularosa, New Mexico for a two-bedroom apartment is between $789 and $965.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.