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

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Grapeland Retirement

227 E Plum St, Grapeland, Texas 75844

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Grapeland, Texas
$17.54/hour
$10.29 (+142%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.29 (+142%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Grapeland, 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 Public Housing programs for Grapeland, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Grapeland, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Grapeland, Texas?

The City of Grapeland has 1,849 people living in 723 households.

There are 826 renters living in 356 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.67 percent of the population living in Grapeland.

What is the rental market like in Grapeland, Texas?

There are an estimated 896 housing units in the Grapeland area. Of these, 356 units are rental homes, making up 40 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Grapeland, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Grapeland?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grapeland
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
11 60 192 76 17
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grapeland

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Grapeland

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $708 to $1,233. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $708
One BR $712
Two BR $926
Three BR $1,148
Four BR $1,233
2024 Fair Market Rents in Grapeland, Texas

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

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 5 45 percent
One BR 18 30 percent
Two BR 122 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Grapeland, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Grapeland?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
Public Housing 60
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Grapeland, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Grapeland, Texas

Grapeland 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 Grapeland, Texas

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Grapeland.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Grapeland, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Grapeland landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Grapeland.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Grapeland, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $833 and $1,019.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.