Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bexar County, TX

Discover affordable housing in Bexar County where there are 283+ 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.

Sutton Oaks

2818 Ih 35 N, San Antonio, Texas 78208

The Mirabella

1900 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78228

Cevallos Lofts

301 E Cevallos, San Antonio, Texas 78204

Merritt Lakeside Senior Village

1222 Borgfeld Rd, Schertz, Texas 78154

Paso Fino Apt Homes

10729 Shaenfield Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78254

Rosemont at Bethel Place

535 S. Acme Rd., San Antonio, Texas 78237

The Sorento Apartments

2803 Fredericksburg Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78201

Clyde Ford Village

204 Schertz Pkwy., Schertz, Texas 78154

Granada Homes

199 Villita St., San Antonio, Texas 78205

Madonna

7710 Madonna , San Antonio, Texas 78216

Victoria Plaza

411 Barrera St, San Antonio, Texas 78210

Le Chalet Senior Apartments

832 E Grayson St, San Antonio, Texas 78208

Frank Hornsby Apartments

740 Rice Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78220

Springview

722 S Mel Water Way, San Antonio, Texas 78203

Kenwood North & Manor

121 Avenue M, San Antonio, Texas 78212

Francis Furey Apartments

4902 Gus Eckert Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78229

Alazán-Apache Courts

1011 S Brazos St, San Antonio, Texas 78207

Marshall Meadows Apartments Homes

1803 Marshall Cross, San Antonio, Texas 78214

Costa Cadiz Apartments

2819 S Ww White Rd, San Antonio, Texas 78222

Southside Villas

1327 Mission Grande, San Antonio, Texas 78221

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bexar County, Texas
$27.61/hour
$20.36 (+281%) more than Texas minimum wage and $20.36 (+281%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bexar County, 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, Moving to Work programs for Bexar County, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Bexar County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Bexar County, Texas?

The County of Bexar County has 2,059,530 people living in 754,632 households.

There are 723,876 renters living in 308,460 renter households in this County. Renters make up 35.15 percent of the population living in Bexar County.

What is the rental market like in Bexar County, Texas?

There are an estimated 820,113 housing units in the Bexar County area. Of these, 336,499 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bexar County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bexar County?

The rental vacancy rate in Bexar County is 7 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 Bexar County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bexar County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
21,583 96,535 99,473 71,296 17,814
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bexar County

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Bexar County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,067 to $2,206. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,067
One BR $1,197
Two BR $1,458
Three BR $1,846
Four BR $2,206
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bexar County, Texas

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

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 10,472 49 percent
One BR 58,058 60 percent
Two BR 61,274 62 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bexar County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Bexar County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 20,918
Public Housing 6,049
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3,931
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 237
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 824
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 227
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bexar County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Bexar County, Texas

Bexar County features 13,271 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 Bexar County, Texas

There are 21,229 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bexar County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bexar County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bexar County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bexar County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bexar County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,312 and $1,604.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.