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

Discover affordable housing in Houston where there are 331+ 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.

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Braeburn Village Apartment Homes

7500 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas 77074

bed 1-3
payment $775-922/mo.
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accessibility Accessible
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Collingham Park Apartments

10800 Kipp Way, Houston, Texas 77099

bed 1-3
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accessibility Accessible
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Independence Heights Apartments

302 Crosstimbers Street, Houston, Texas 77022

bed 1-3
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Willow Glen Homes

3230 Boynton Drive, Houston, Texas 77045

bed 4
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
accessibility Accessible
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Altura Heights

4911 W Airport Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77085

bed 1-3
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accessibility Accessible
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Greens at Brentford

16731 Beechnut St, Houston, Texas 77083

bed 1-3
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Villa Americana

5901 Selinsky Rd, Houston, Texas 77048

bed 1-2
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payment Subsidized
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Cullen Park Apartments

4700 Wenda St, Houston, Texas 77033

bed 2
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Garden City Apartments

9601 W Montgomery Rd, Houston, Texas 77088

bed 1-5
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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Lakecrest Village Apartments

9393 Tidwell Rd, Houston, Texas 77078

bed 2-4
payment $1171-1494/mo.
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accessibility Accessible
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Pinewood Apartments

5900 Greens Rd, Houston, Texas 77396

bed 1-3
payment $835-1339/mo.
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accessibility Accessible
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Knolls at West Oaks Apartments

3443 Addicks Clodine Road, Houston, Texas 77082

bed 2-3
payment $1155-1368/mo.
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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
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Primrose at Heritage Park

10335 Old Bammel N Houston Rd, Houston, Texas 77086

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real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible
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Primrose at Del Sol

131 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston, Texas 77060

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accessibility Accessible
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Coolwood Oaks I

777 Coolwood Dr, Houston, Texas 77013

payment Subsidized
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Sterlingshire

9002 Sterlingshire St, Houston, Texas 77078

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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Palomino Place Apartments

4400 W Airport Blvd, Houston, Texas 77045

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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Gulf Coast Arms

6603 Hirsch Rd, Houston, Texas 77026

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payment Subsidized
accessibility Accessible
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Costa Ibiza

17217 Hafer Rd , Houston, Texas 77090

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payment Subsidized
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
payment Income Based
accessibility Accessible
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The Summit At Bennington

6767 Bennington St, Houston, Texas 77028

bed 2-4
payment $1202-1540/mo.
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accessibility Accessible

How To Identify Affordable Housing in Houston, Texas

Look for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.

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Low income apartments with no or short waiting lists.
payment Subsidized
Low income housing where the rent is subsidized and the renter pays only a portion of total rent.
real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers
Apartments that accept Section 8 vouchers near you
elderly Senior
Rental housing for seniors who are 55 (or sometimes 62) and older.
payment Income Based
Affordable apartments where the rent paid is based on renter income.
accessibility Accessible
Meets Accessibilty Requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, or HUD policy.
accessible_forward Disability
Apartments for individuals or families with disabilities.
real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable
Naturally Occuring Affordable Housing - or NOAH - is any housing unit that offers affordable rent without participating in a rent subsidy program.
The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Houston, 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 Houston, 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 Houston, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Houston, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Houston, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Houston, Texas?

The City of Houston has people living in households.

There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 54.43 percent of the population living in Houston.

What is the rental market like in Houston, Texas?

There are an estimated housing units in the Houston area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Houston, Texas, there are 1.1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Houston?

The rental vacancy rate in Houston is 8 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 Houston for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Houston
StudioOne-BedroomTwo-BedroomThree-BedroomFour+ Bedrooms
65,183200,661197,76877,89516,803
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Houston

A large number of apartments in Houston have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

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

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 SizeCount of Units Below FMRPercentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio28,63344 percent
One BR104,73452 percent
Two BR101,18651 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Houston, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Houston?

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

Federal ProgramUnit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Public Housing
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Houston, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Houston, Texas

Houston features 12,957 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 Houston, Texas

There are 39,318 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Houston.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Houston, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Houston landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Houston.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

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