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

Discover affordable housing in Collin County where there are 270+ 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.

Estelle Village

5969 Highland Village Dr, Dallas, Texas 75241

Murdeaux Villas

125 S Murdeaux Ln, Dallas, Texas 75217

Midpark Towers Apartments

8550 Midpark Rd, Dallas, Texas 75240

Cypress Creek Apartment Homes at Parker Creek North

7000 West Interstate 30, Royse City, Texas 75189

Creekside Villas Apartments

378 S Jim Miller Rd, Dallas, Texas 75217

Crawford Park Apartments

1180 N Masters Dr, Dallas, Texas 75217

The Villas at Hillcrest

18799 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, Texas 75252

Little Mexico Village

3027 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75201

Brackins Village

1544 E 8th St, Dallas, Texas 75203

Renaissance Oaks

3737 Munger Ave, Dallas, Texas 75204

Cedar Springs Place

2533 Lucas Dr, Dallas, Texas 75219

Park Manor

3333 Edgewood St, Dallas, Texas 75215

Cliff Manor

2423 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas, Texas 75211

Pioneer Place Senior Housing 2

1932 Avenue K, Plano, Texas 75074

Pioneer Place Senior Housing

1928 Ave K, Plano, Texas 75074

The Market Apartments

2210 Canton St, Dallas, Texas 75201

Eban Village Apartments

2929 Park Row Ave, Dallas, Texas 0

Notre Dame Court

300 Pembroke Ave, Dallas, Texas 0

Frankford Townhomes

18110 Marsh Ln, Dallas, Texas 75252

Hidden Ridge

9702 W Ferris Branch Blvd, Dallas, Texas 75243

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Collin County, Texas
$33.30/hour
$26.05 (+359%) more than Texas minimum wage and $26.05 (+359%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Collin 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Collin County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Collin County, Texas?

The County of Collin County has 1,158,696 people living in 414,601 households.

There are 339,612 renters living in 147,381 renter households in this County. Renters make up 29.31 percent of the population living in Collin County.

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

There are an estimated 436,091 housing units in the Collin County area. Of these, 159,195 units are rental homes, making up 37 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Collin County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Collin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Collin County is 6 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 Collin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Collin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
8,416 56,872 44,836 23,320 12,043
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Collin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Collin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,426 to $2,847. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,426
One BR $1,500
Two BR $1,758
Three BR $2,212
Four BR $2,847
2024 Fair Market Rents in Collin County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Collin 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 4,677 56 percent
One BR 34,812 61 percent
Two BR 8,554 19 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Collin County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Collin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 4,477
Public Housing 111
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 424
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 295
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 8
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 136
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Collin County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Collin County, Texas

Collin County features 9,609 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 Collin County, Texas

There are 29,802 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Collin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Collin County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Collin County landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Collin County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Collin County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,582 and $1,934.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.