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

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Castroville Village Apartments

1410 Naples St, Castroville, Texas 78009

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Castroville, Texas
$21.55/hour
$14.30 (+197%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.30 (+197%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Castroville, 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 Castroville, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Castroville, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Castroville, Texas?

The City of Castroville has 2,994 people living in 1,128 households.

There are 917 renters living in 345 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.63 percent of the population living in Castroville.

What is the rental market like in Castroville, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,240 housing units in the Castroville area. Of these, 388 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Castroville, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Castroville?

The rental vacancy rate in Castroville is 11 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 Castroville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Castroville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 36 217 92 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Castroville

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Castroville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $834 to $1,516. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $834
One BR $866
Two BR $1,138
Three BR $1,513
Four BR $1,516
2024 Fair Market Rents in Castroville, Texas

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

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 5 14 percent
Two BR 100 46 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Castroville, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Castroville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Castroville, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Castroville, Texas

Castroville features 40 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 Castroville, Texas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Castroville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Castroville, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Castroville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Castroville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Castroville, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,024 and $1,252.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.