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

Discover affordable housing in Eastland 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.

Colony Park Apartments

500 W. Sadosa , Eastland, Texas 76448

Camelot Square Apartments

700 S. Connellee, Eastland, Texas 76448

Comanche Retirement Village

500 W. Sadosa , Eastland, Texas 76448

Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Eastland, Texas
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Texas minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Eastland, 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP), Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Eastland, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Eastland, Texas?

The City of Eastland has 3,627 people living in 1,530 households.

There are 1,429 renters living in 584 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.4 percent of the population living in Eastland.

What is the rental market like in Eastland, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,949 housing units in the Eastland area. Of these, 629 units are rental homes, making up 32 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Eastland, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Eastland?

The rental vacancy rate in Eastland 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 Eastland for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eastland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 126 239 219 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Eastland

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 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 Eastland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $705 to $1,536. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $705
One BR $801
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,536
2024 Fair Market Rents in Eastland, Texas

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

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 88 70 percent
Two BR 203 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Eastland, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Eastland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 67
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 92
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Eastland, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Eastland, Texas

Eastland features 92 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 Eastland, Texas

There are 22 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Eastland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Eastland, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Eastland, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.