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

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Crittenden Village

220 Fred Blair Dr, Bartlett, Texas 76511

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bartlett, Texas
$36.44/hour
$29.19 (+403%) more than Texas minimum wage and $29.19 (+403%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bartlett, 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 Bartlett, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Bartlett, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Bartlett, Texas?

The City of Bartlett has 1,495 people living in 556 households.

There are 320 renters living in 133 renter households in this City. Renters make up 21.4 percent of the population living in Bartlett.

What is the rental market like in Bartlett, Texas?

There are an estimated 644 housing units in the Bartlett area. Of these, 142 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bartlett, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bartlett?

The rental vacancy rate in Bartlett 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 Bartlett for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bartlett
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 21 58 54 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bartlett

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Bartlett

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,926. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $900
Two BR $1,135
Three BR $1,599
Four BR $1,926
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bartlett, Texas

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

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 21 100 percent
Two BR 55 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bartlett, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Bartlett?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 51
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bartlett, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Bartlett, Texas

Bartlett features 51 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 Bartlett, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bartlett, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bartlett, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,732 and $2,116.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.