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Affordable Housing In Baird
Callahan County, Texas

2 Low Income Apartment Communities In Baird

Walnut Hill Apartments

309 Walnut Hill Drive
Baird, Texas
Call For Rent
1-2 BR
Accepts Vouchers
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609 Eugenia St

609 Eugenia St
Baird, Texas
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Housing Authorities that serve Baird

Housing Authority Programs
Housing Authority of Baird Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing
Abilene Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Mainstream Voucher; Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP); Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP)

Guide To Affordable Housing in Baird, Texas

There are 2 low income housing apartment communities offering 74 affordable apartments for rent in Baird, Texas.

Income Based Apartments in Baird, Texas

Baird features 50 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 Baird, Texas

There are 24 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Baird.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Baird, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Baird, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $777 and $949.

2020 Baird, Texas Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Fair Market Rent $631 $655 $863 $1,134 $1,464
Payment Standard Range $568 to $694 $590 to $721 $777 to $949 $1,021 to $1,247 $1,318 to $1,610

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Baird, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 74
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 50
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 26.99%
Average Renter Household Size 2.34
Average Household Size 2.81
Median Household Income $40,991 ±$6,839
Median Rent $498 ±$144
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 32.37% ± 10.85pp
Total Population 1,841

Population and Household Demographics

Baird is a city in Callahan County, Texas with a population of 1,841. There are 641 households in the city with an average household size of 2.81 persons. 26.99% of households in Baird are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Baird

The median gross income for households in Baird is $40,991 a year, or $3,416 a month. The median rent for the city is $498 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Baird, a household making less than $1,660 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.37% of households who rent are overburdened in Baird.

Area Median Income In Baird

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Baird, the AMI is calculated from all households within Callahan County.

In Baird, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $64,800

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Baird

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Baird

Income 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4 Person 5 Person 6 Person 7 Person 8 Person
30% of Median $13,650 $17,240 $21,720 $26,200 $30,680 $35,160 $39,640 $42,800
50% of Median $22,700 $25,950 $29,200 $32,400 $35,000 $37,600 $40,200 $42,800
80% of Median $36,300 $41,500 $46,700 $51,850 $56,000 $60,150 $64,300 $68,450