Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Copperas Cove, TX

Discover affordable housing in Copperas Cove where there are 6+ 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.

Exchange Sunshine Home

1103 Leonhard St, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

Cove Village Apartments

1102 Golf Course Rd, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

Constitution Court

712 Constitution Drive, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

Brookview Village

1000 Brookview Dr, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

Dewald Properties

1600 N Main St, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

Phil Ave Complex

1214 Phil Ave, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Copperas Cove, Texas
$21.50/hour
$14.25 (+197%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.25 (+197%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Copperas Cove, 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 Public Housing programs for Copperas Cove, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Mainstream Voucher programs for Copperas Cove, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Copperas Cove, Texas?

The City of Copperas Cove has 36,436 people living in 14,025 households.

There are 14,304 renters living in 6,144 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.26 percent of the population living in Copperas Cove.

What is the rental market like in Copperas Cove, Texas?

There are an estimated 15,003 housing units in the Copperas Cove area. Of these, 6,357 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Copperas Cove, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Copperas Cove?

The rental vacancy rate in Copperas Cove is 3 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 Copperas Cove for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Copperas Cove
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
156 1,299 2,077 2,033 520
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Copperas Cove

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

Among renter households in this market, 38 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 Copperas Cove

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $895 to $1,926. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $895
One BR $900
Two BR $1,135
Three BR $1,599
Four BR $1,926
2024 Fair Market Rents in Copperas Cove, Texas

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

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 95 61 percent
One BR 1,057 81 percent
Two BR 1,735 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Copperas Cove, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Copperas Cove?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 218
Public Housing 100
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 50
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 47
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Copperas Cove, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Copperas Cove, Texas

Copperas Cove features 200 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 Copperas Cove, Texas

There are 236 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Copperas Cove.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Copperas Cove, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Copperas Cove landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Copperas Cove.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Copperas Cove, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,022 and $1,249.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.