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

Discover affordable housing in Deaf Smith County where there are 8+ 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.

Blue Water Garden Apartments

612 Irving St, Hereford, Texas 79045

Central Place

402 West 4th Street, Hereford, Texas 79045

Tierra Blanca Apts.

700 S Avenue K, Hereford, Texas 79045

Hereford Seniors Community

401 Jack Griffin Dr, Hereford, Texas 79045

Countryside Village

400 Jack Griffin Dr, Hereford, Texas 79045

La Plata Manor Apts

425 Ranger Drive, Hereford, Texas

Amistad Housing

301 S Texas, Hereford, Texas

Hereford Seniors Apartments

410 Jack Griffin Dr, Hereford, Texas 79045

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Deaf Smith County, Texas
$19.94/hour
$12.69 (+175%) more than Texas minimum wage and $12.69 (+175%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Deaf Smith 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), Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for Deaf Smith County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Deaf Smith County, Texas?

The County of Deaf Smith County has 18,585 people living in 6,022 households.

There are 6,646 renters living in 2,141 renter households in this County. Renters make up 35.76 percent of the population living in Deaf Smith County.

What is the rental market like in Deaf Smith County, Texas?

There are an estimated 6,983 housing units in the Deaf Smith County area. Of these, 2,300 units are rental homes, making up 33 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Deaf Smith County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Deaf Smith County?

The rental vacancy rate in Deaf Smith County is 5 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 Deaf Smith County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deaf Smith County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
71 254 906 770 138
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deaf Smith County

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

Among renter households in this market, 23 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 13 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 Deaf Smith County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $796 to $1,666. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $796
One BR $801
Two BR $1,053
Three BR $1,273
Four BR $1,666
2024 Fair Market Rents in Deaf Smith County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Deaf Smith 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 71 100 percent
One BR 189 74 percent
Two BR 642 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Deaf Smith County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Deaf Smith County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 293
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 131
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 84
USDA Section 514 Farm Labor Housing 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Deaf Smith County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Deaf Smith County, Texas

Deaf Smith County features 294 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 Deaf Smith County, Texas

There are 108 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Deaf Smith County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Deaf Smith County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Deaf Smith County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Deaf Smith County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Deaf Smith County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $948 and $1,158.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.