What HUD offices serve College Station, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near College Station.
How many renters live in College Station, Texas?
The City of College Station has 124,326 people living in 45,612 households.
There are 67,350 renters living in 30,527 renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.17 percent of the population living in College Station.
What is the rental market like in College Station, Texas?
There are an estimated 50,432 housing units in the College Station area. Of these, 32,348 units are rental homes, making up 64 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in College Station, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in College Station?
The rental vacancy rate in College Station is 10 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 College Station for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in College Station
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,213 | 5,513 | 10,378 | 6,522 | 3,985 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in College Station
A large number of apartments in College Station 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 College Station are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 37 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 College Station
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $958 to $1,710. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $958 |
| One BR | $1,015 |
| Two BR | $1,140 |
| Three BR | $1,606 |
| Four BR | $1,710 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in College Station, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in College Station?
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 | 740 | 61 percent |
| One BR | 2,940 | 53 percent |
| Two BR | 5,846 | 56 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in College Station, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in College Station?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in College Station, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 576 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 249 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in College Station, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in College Station, Texas
College Station features 250 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 College Station, Texas
There are 401 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in College Station.
Housing Choice Vouchers in College Station, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay College Station landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in College Station.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in College Station, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,026 and $1,254.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
