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

Discover affordable housing in Jasper where there are 5+ 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.

Jasper Manor Apartments

310 W. Childers, Jasper, Texas 75951

Hope Village Dba Pineview Apartments

700 Pollard St, Jasper, Texas 75951

Sweetbriar Hills

668 Martin Luther King Blvd., Jasper, Texas 75951

Myrtis Village

200 Myrtis St, Jasper, Texas 75951

Prospect Point

201 Premier Dr, Jasper, Texas 75951

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Jasper, Texas
$18.84/hour
$11.59 (+160%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.59 (+160%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Jasper, 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 Jasper, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Jasper, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Jasper, Texas?

The City of Jasper has 7,131 people living in 2,900 households.

There are 2,114 renters living in 1,064 renter households in this City. Renters make up 29.65 percent of the population living in Jasper.

What is the rental market like in Jasper, Texas?

There are an estimated 3,525 housing units in the Jasper area. Of these, 1,094 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Jasper, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Jasper?

The rental vacancy rate in Jasper is 3 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 Jasper for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jasper
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
69 196 399 400 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Jasper

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

Among renter households in this market, 59 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Jasper

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $775 to $1,325. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $775
One BR $789
Two BR $995
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,325
2024 Fair Market Rents in Jasper, Texas

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

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 23 33 percent
One BR 121 62 percent
Two BR 303 76 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Jasper, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Jasper?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 135
Public Housing 60
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 87
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 36
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Jasper, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Jasper, Texas

Jasper features 276 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 Jasper, Texas

There are 72 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Jasper.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Jasper, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Jasper, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $896 and $1,095.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.