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

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Conroe, Texas
$25.70/hour
$18.45 (+254%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.45 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Conroe, 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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Conroe, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Conroe, Texas?

The City of Conroe has 101,414 people living in 41,302 households.

There are 38,350 renters living in 18,908 renter households in this City. Renters make up 37.82 percent of the population living in Conroe.

What is the rental market like in Conroe, Texas?

There are an estimated 38,226 housing units in the Conroe area. Of these, 16,999 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Conroe, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Conroe?

The rental vacancy rate in Conroe is 7 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 Conroe for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conroe
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
880 5,306 5,399 3,205 713
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Conroe

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 34 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 Conroe

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,073 to $2,303. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,073
One BR $1,135
Two BR $1,357
Three BR $1,792
Four BR $2,303
2024 Fair Market Rents in Conroe, Texas

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

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 387 44 percent
One BR 1,874 35 percent
Two BR 2,859 53 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Conroe, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Conroe?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,237
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 324
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 71
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Conroe, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Conroe, Texas

Conroe features 361 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 Conroe, Texas

There are 1,232 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Conroe.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Conroe, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Conroe landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Conroe.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Conroe, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,221 and $1,493.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.