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

Discover affordable housing in Tom Green County where there are 14+ 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.

Kirby Park Villas

609 W 29th St, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Oak Trails

625 Rio Concho Drive, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Glenn Park Apartments

3612 Christoval Road, San Angelo, Texas 76904

Christian Village

4225 Billie Bolin Dr, San Angelo, Texas 76904

Bent Tree Apartments

1625 Sunset Dr, San Angelo, Texas 76904

Riverpointe Apartments

1173 Benedict Dr, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Nueva Vista Apts.

2401 Lillie Street, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Oak Grove Senior Apartments

4359 Oak Grove Blvd, San Angelo, Texas 76904

River Place Apartments

501 S Irene St, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Windy Meadows

262 N Magdalen St, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Rio Concho Manor ( Sh010 )

401 Rio Concho Dr, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Rio Vista Villa Alta Loma Villa

2113 N Poe St, San Angelo, Texas 76903

Pha Elderly Housing

2711 Junius St, San Angelo, Texas 76901

Blackshear Homes

W 19TH ST, San Angelo, Texas 76903

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Tom Green County, Texas
$21.76/hour
$14.51 (+200%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.51 (+200%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Tom Green County, Texas?

The County of Tom Green County has 118,892 people living in 46,843 households.

There are 32,744 renters living in 16,193 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.54 percent of the population living in Tom Green County.

What is the rental market like in Tom Green County, Texas?

There are an estimated 51,487 housing units in the Tom Green County area. Of these, 16,463 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Tom Green County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Tom Green County?

The rental vacancy rate in Tom Green County is 9 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 Tom Green County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tom Green County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
909 3,632 4,722 4,414 945
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Tom Green County

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 18 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 Tom Green County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $779 to $1,912. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $779
One BR $927
Two BR $1,149
Three BR $1,523
Four BR $1,912
2024 Fair Market Rents in Tom Green County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Tom Green 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 450 50 percent
One BR 2,565 71 percent
Two BR 2,683 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Tom Green County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Tom Green County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 748
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 559
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 76
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 22
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Tom Green County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Tom Green County, Texas

Tom Green County features 996 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 Tom Green County, Texas

There are 440 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Tom Green County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Tom Green County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Tom Green County landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Tom Green County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Tom Green County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,034 and $1,264.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.