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

Discover affordable housing in Brownfield where there are 4+ 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.

Cedar Street Apartments

521 N Cedar St, Brownfield, Texas 79316

Brownfield Seniors

1201 Tahoka Hwy, Brownfield, Texas 79316

Brownfield Housing

303 E Stewart St, Brownfield, Texas 79316

104 E Hill St

104 E Hill St, Brownfield, Texas 79316

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brownfield, Texas
$17.46/hour
$10.21 (+141%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.21 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brownfield, 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 Brownfield, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Brownfield, Texas?

The City of Brownfield has 8,912 people living in 3,352 households.

There are 3,025 renters living in 1,189 renter households in this City. Renters make up 33.94 percent of the population living in Brownfield.

What is the rental market like in Brownfield, Texas?

There are an estimated 3,714 housing units in the Brownfield area. Of these, 1,272 units are rental homes, making up 34 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brownfield, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brownfield?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownfield
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 117 331 706 35
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownfield

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

Among renter households in this market, 44 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Brownfield

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $718 to $1,370. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $718
One BR $742
Two BR $922
Three BR $1,296
Four BR $1,370
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brownfield, Texas

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

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 115 98 percent
Two BR 267 81 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brownfield, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Brownfield?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 47
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 69
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brownfield, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Brownfield, Texas

Brownfield features 117 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 Brownfield, Texas

There are 48 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brownfield.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brownfield, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brownfield, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $830 and $1,014.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.