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

Discover affordable housing in Cameron County where there are 82+ 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.

Los Ebanos Apartments

2133 Barnard Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78520

Combes Street Village

1554 Combes St, San Benito, Texas 78586

Villa San Benito

870 S McCullough St, San Benito, Texas 78586

Villa Madre Apartments

200 N Railroad Ave, Port Isabel, Texas 78578

The Palms Retirement Center, Inc

525 E Davis St, Harlingen, Texas 78550

Hacienda Del Sol

698 Stookey Rd., San Benito, Texas 78586

Lindale Village Apartments

24 Lindale Dr, Brownsville, Texas 78521

Buena Vida Apartments 1

100 S Kansas City Rd, La Feria, Texas 0

Tropical Gardens at Boca Chica

250 Ash St, Brownsville, Texas 78521

Baxter Lofts

106 South A St, Harlingen, Texas 78550

Las Palmas Apartments

27745 S Kansas City Rd, La Feria, Texas 78559

Brownsville Lofts

1860 Central Blvd., Brownsville, Texas 78520

Palmville Homes

1400 N. Reagan St., San Benito, Texas 78586

Ovation Independent Senior Living

8475 Lakeside Blvd., Olmito, Texas 78575

Capella Apartments

8465 Lakeside Blvd., Olmito, Texas 78575

Casitas de Azucar

20209 FM 506, Santa Rosa, Texas 78593

Rio Vista Apartment Homes

210 E. Colorado St., Rio Hondo, Texas 78583

Sundance Meadows

865 Tonys Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78526

Sunland Country Apartments

502 N Ed Carey Dr, Harlingen, Texas 78552

Sunquest Apartments

23850 Stuart Place Rd, Harlingen, Texas 78552

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cameron County, 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 Cameron 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, Moderate Rehabilitation programs for Cameron County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Cameron County, Texas?

The County of Cameron County has 425,208 people living in 137,982 households.

There are 135,920 renters living in 46,811 renter households in this County. Renters make up 31.97 percent of the population living in Cameron County.

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

There are an estimated 159,560 housing units in the Cameron County area. Of these, 48,967 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cameron County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cameron County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cameron County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4,941 8,406 16,214 14,427 2,167
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cameron County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 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 Cameron County

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 Cameron County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cameron 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 1,518 31 percent
One BR 5,032 60 percent
Two BR 9,915 61 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cameron County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Cameron County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,443
Public Housing 1,053
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,051
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 45
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 58
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 220
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cameron County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County features 3,202 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 Cameron County, Texas

There are 4,082 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cameron County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cameron County, Texas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.