Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Eagle Pass, TX

Discover affordable housing in Eagle Pass where there are 11+ 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.

Vista Hermosa Apartments

820 N Bibb Ave, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Rio Grande Apartments

2173 Del Rio Blvd, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Legacy Villas

2640 Chapote Loop, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Las Palmas Villa

2211 Del Rio Blvd, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Loma De La Cruz

305 Church St, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Enrique Montalvo

100 Daisy Diaz Dr, Eagle Pass, Texas

Los Angeles

2121A Epting Cir, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Mundo Nuevo

1700 2nd St, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

El Centenario

2095 E Main St, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

587 Jefferson Street

587 Jefferson St, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

Mabe Terrace Barrera Hghts Chemita Oyer

1431 Buckley Ave, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Eagle Pass, Texas
$17.58/hour
$10.33 (+142%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.33 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Eagle Pass, 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 programs for Eagle Pass, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Eagle Pass, Texas?

The City of Eagle Pass has 28,166 people living in 9,150 households.

There are 11,448 renters living in 3,986 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.64 percent of the population living in Eagle Pass.

What is the rental market like in Eagle Pass, Texas?

There are an estimated 10,235 housing units in the Eagle Pass area. Of these, 4,215 units are rental homes, making up 41 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Eagle Pass, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Eagle Pass?

The rental vacancy rate in Eagle Pass is 4 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 Eagle Pass for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eagle Pass
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
546 641 1,871 749 179
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eagle Pass

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Eagle Pass

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $753 to $1,236. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $753
One BR $758
Two BR $928
Three BR $1,192
Four BR $1,236
2024 Fair Market Rents in Eagle Pass, Texas

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

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 368 67 percent
One BR 449 70 percent
Two BR 1,020 55 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Eagle Pass, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Eagle Pass?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 186
Public Housing 455
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 63
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 120
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Eagle Pass, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Eagle Pass, Texas

Eagle Pass features 715 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 Eagle Pass, Texas

There are 66 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Eagle Pass.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Eagle Pass, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Eagle Pass, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $835 and $1,021.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.