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

Discover affordable housing in Brazoria County where there are 29+ 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.

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brazoria County, Texas
$25.38/hour
$18.13 (+250%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.13 (+250%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brazoria 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) programs for Brazoria County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Brazoria County, Texas?

The County of Brazoria County has 388,181 people living in 133,871 households.

There are 81,069 renters living in 33,380 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.88 percent of the population living in Brazoria County.

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

There are an estimated 150,586 housing units in the Brazoria County area. Of these, 39,675 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brazoria County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brazoria County?

The rental vacancy rate in Brazoria County is 13 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 Brazoria County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brazoria County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
857 8,536 12,560 8,845 1,823
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brazoria County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 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 Brazoria County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $960 to $2,274. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $960
One BR $1,194
Two BR $1,340
Three BR $1,744
Four BR $2,274
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brazoria County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brazoria 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 381 44 percent
One BR 4,174 49 percent
Two BR 6,945 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brazoria County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Brazoria County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,854
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 469
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 488
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brazoria County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Brazoria County, Texas

Brazoria County features 856 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 Brazoria County, Texas

There are 1,350 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brazoria County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brazoria County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brazoria County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Brazoria County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brazoria County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,206 and $1,474.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.