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

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Idalou Manor

604 W 8th St, Idalou, Texas 79329

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Idalou, Texas
$21.08/hour
$13.83 (+191%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.83 (+191%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Idalou, Texas?

The City of Idalou has 2,211 people living in 890 households.

There are 609 renters living in 295 renter households in this City. Renters make up 27.54 percent of the population living in Idalou.

What is the rental market like in Idalou, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,085 housing units in the Idalou area. Of these, 336 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Idalou, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Idalou?

The rental vacancy rate in Idalou is 12 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 Idalou for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Idalou
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
43 63 52 137 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Idalou

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

Among renter households in this market, 28 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 3 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 Idalou

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $778 to $1,829. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $778
One BR $931
Two BR $1,113
Three BR $1,551
Four BR $1,829
2024 Fair Market Rents in Idalou, Texas

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

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 27 63 percent
One BR 55 87 percent
Two BR 50 96 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Idalou, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Idalou?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 24
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Idalou, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Idalou, Texas

Idalou features 24 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 Idalou, Texas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Idalou.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Idalou, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Idalou, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,002 and $1,224.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.