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

Discover affordable housing in Brown County 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.

Riverside Park

130 Sudderth Dr, Early, Texas 76802

Brownwood Apartments I

322 Bluffview Dr, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Brownwood Apartments II

320 Bluffview Dr, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Brownwood Retirement Village

318 Bluffview Dr, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Oakwood Apartments

3501 Rhodes Rd, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Brownwood Manor

300 Center Ave, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Cannon Courts

808 E Hall Street, Bangs, Texas 76823

Wildwood Trails Apartments

1500 Davis Ln, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Market Place Apartments

340 Market Place Blvd, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Riverside Park

130 Sudderth Drive, Early, Texas 76802

Vicksburg Retirement Community

3020 4th St, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Moody Addition

201 S 3rd St, Bangs, Texas 76823

Sunset Terrace

1500 Dublin St, Brownwood, Texas 76801

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brown County, Texas
$20.42/hour
$13.17 (+182%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.17 (+182%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brown 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, 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) programs for Brown County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Brown County, Texas?

The County of Brown County has 38,159 people living in 14,977 households.

There are 10,211 renters living in 4,746 renter households in this County. Renters make up 26.76 percent of the population living in Brown County.

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

There are an estimated 18,946 housing units in the Brown County area. Of these, 4,965 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brown County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brown County?

The rental vacancy rate in Brown County 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 Brown County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
153 1,179 2,214 1,023 163
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brown County

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

Among renter households in this market, 49 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 Brown County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $731 to $1,552. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $731
One BR $820
Two BR $1,078
Three BR $1,367
Four BR $1,552
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brown County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Brown 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 89 58 percent
One BR 849 72 percent
Two BR 1,454 66 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brown County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Brown County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 376
Public Housing 292
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 54
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 103
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brown County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Brown County, Texas

Brown County features 437 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 Brown County, Texas

There are 419 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brown County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brown County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brown County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Brown County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brown County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $970 and $1,186.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.