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

Discover affordable housing in Brownsville where there are 32+ 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.

Sunset Haven

301 Horizon Ln, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Rancho Del Cielo, Phase II

3375 McAllen Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Valley Resaca Palms Apartments

2800 FM 802, Brownsville, Texas 78526

Paseo Plaza Apartments

2701 Paredes Line Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78526

Casa Del Mar Apartments

2575 Russell Dr, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Casa De Amigos I

455 El Paso Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Citrus Gardens

2105 Roosevelt St, Brownsville, Texas 78521

El Jardin

1114 E. Levee St., Brownsville, Texas

Poinsettia Gardens at Boca Chica

341 Oak St., Brownsville, Texas 78521

Trail Village

25 Paseo Plaza Blvd., Brownsville, Texas 78521

Villa Del Sol Apartments

700 E Saint Charles St, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Linda Vista

2426 Barnard Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78520

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Brownsville, Texas
$18.28/hour
$11.03 (+152%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.03 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Brownsville, 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, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Brownsville, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Brownsville, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Brownsville, Texas?

The City of Brownsville has 189,381 people living in 56,576 households.

There are 74,190 renters living in 23,469 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.17 percent of the population living in Brownsville.

What is the rental market like in Brownsville, Texas?

There are an estimated 61,908 housing units in the Brownsville area. Of these, 24,335 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Brownsville, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Brownsville?

The rental vacancy rate in Brownsville is 3 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 Brownsville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownsville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,285 4,604 8,597 7,732 928
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Brownsville

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 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 Brownsville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $660 to $1,374. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $660
One BR $761
Two BR $965
Three BR $1,270
Four BR $1,374
2024 Fair Market Rents in Brownsville, Texas

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

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 332 26 percent
One BR 2,891 63 percent
Two BR 5,428 63 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Brownsville, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Brownsville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,410
Public Housing 304
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 500
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 45
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 55
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Brownsville, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Brownsville, Texas

Brownsville features 1,572 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 Brownsville, Texas

There are 2,005 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Brownsville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Brownsville, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Brownsville landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Brownsville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Brownsville, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $869 and $1,062.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.