What HUD offices serve Glenn Heights, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Glenn Heights.
How many renters live in Glenn Heights, Texas?
The City of Glenn Heights has 16,445 people living in 5,153 households.
There are 1,761 renters living in 723 renter households in this City. Renters make up 10.71 percent of the population living in Glenn Heights.
What is the rental market like in Glenn Heights, Texas?
There are an estimated 5,350 housing units in the Glenn Heights area. Of these, 723 units are rental homes, making up 14 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Glenn Heights, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Glenn Heights?
The rental vacancy rate in Glenn Heights is 0 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 Glenn Heights for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenn Heights
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 219 | 105 | 250 | 147 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Glenn Heights
A large number of apartments in Glenn Heights 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 Glenn Heights are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 67 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 Glenn Heights
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,426 to $2,847. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,426 |
| One BR | $1,500 |
| Two BR | $1,758 |
| Three BR | $2,212 |
| Four BR | $2,847 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Glenn Heights, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Glenn Heights?
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 | 2 | 100 percent |
| One BR | 219 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 85 | 81 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Glenn Heights, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Glenn Heights?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Glenn Heights, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 252 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Glenn Heights, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Glenn Heights, Texas
Glenn Heights 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 Glenn Heights, Texas
There are 270 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Glenn Heights.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Glenn Heights, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Glenn Heights landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $600 towards rent in Glenn Heights.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Glenn Heights, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,582 and $1,934.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
