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

Discover affordable housing in Brenham where there are 13+ 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.

Jefferson Square Apartments

801 W Jefferson St, Brenham, Texas 77833

Brenham Housing Complex

600 Pleasantview Ave, Brenham, Texas 77833

Belle Towers

696 North Market Street, Brenham, Texas 77833

Brenham Trails

2502 S Market St, Brenham, Texas 77833

Fairview Terrace

909 Hasskarl Dr., Brenham, Texas 77833

Northview Village Apartments

Northview Circle Drive, Brenham, Texas 77833

Parkland Villas

800 Horsea St., Brenham, Texas 77833

Bluffview Villas

2800 Highway 36 S, Brenham, Texas 77833

Brenham Oaks

2575 Stringer St, Brenham, Texas 77833

Parklane Villas

800 Hosea St, Brenham, Texas 77833

Sunnyside Terrace

700A E Blue Bell Rd, Brenham, Texas 77833

Northside Terrace

1801 Northview Circle Dr, Brenham, Texas 77833

Cityview Crestview

801 Glenn Dr, Brenham, Texas 77833

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Ayat Elkarib

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brenham, Texas
$22.37/hour
$15.12 (+209%) more than Texas minimum wage and $15.12 (+209%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brenham, 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, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Brenham, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Brenham, Texas?

The City of Brenham has 17,655 people living in 6,668 households.

There are 5,466 renters living in 2,853 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.96 percent of the population living in Brenham.

What is the rental market like in Brenham, Texas?

There are an estimated 7,249 housing units in the Brenham area. Of these, 2,995 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brenham, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brenham?

The rental vacancy rate in Brenham is 4 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 Brenham for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brenham
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
336 619 1,343 539 16
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brenham

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 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 Brenham

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $919 to $1,730. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $919
One BR $973
Two BR $1,181
Three BR $1,586
Four BR $1,730
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brenham, Texas

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

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 269 80 percent
One BR 437 71 percent
Two BR 690 51 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brenham, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Brenham?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 539
Public Housing 128
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 125
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brenham, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Brenham, Texas

Brenham features 705 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 Brenham, Texas

There are 357 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brenham.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brenham, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brenham landlords $1,200 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Brenham.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brenham, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,063 and $1,299.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.