Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Deer Park, TX

Discover affordable housing in Deer Park where there are 3+ 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.

Glenwood Trails II

4309 Glenwood Ave, Deer Park, Texas 77536

Providence Town Square

3801 Center St, Deer Park, Texas 77536

Glenwood Trails

4305 Glenwood Ave, Deer Park, Texas 77536

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Deer Park, 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 Deer Park, 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) programs for Deer Park, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Deer Park, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Deer Park, Texas?

The City of Deer Park has 34,046 people living in 11,496 households.

There are 7,891 renters living in 2,689 renter households in this City. Renters make up 23.18 percent of the population living in Deer Park.

What is the rental market like in Deer Park, Texas?

There are an estimated 12,209 housing units in the Deer Park area. Of these, 3,050 units are rental homes, making up 25 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Deer Park, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Deer Park?

The rental vacancy rate in Deer Park is 11 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 Deer Park for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deer Park
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 657 995 886 151
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Deer Park

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

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Deer Park

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 Deer Park, Texas

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

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
One BR 384 58 percent
Two BR 570 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Deer Park, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Deer Park?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 302
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Deer Park, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Deer Park, Texas

Deer Park features 0 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 Deer Park, Texas

There are 300 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Deer Park.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Deer Park, Texas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.