Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Galveston County, TX

Discover affordable housing in Galveston County where there are 44+ 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.

Bent Oaks Apartments

7410 Highway 6, Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Villas on the Strand

1524 Strand St, Galveston, Texas 77550

Sandpiper Cove

3916 Winnie St, Galveston, Texas 77550

Summit at Independent Missionary Village

6607 Prino Rd, Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Cedars at Carver Park

2915 Ball St, Galveston, Texas 77550

Highland Manor

301 Newman Rd, La Marque, Texas 77568

Highland Pointe Apartments

5809 Delany Rd, Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Bayou Gardens Apartments

8010 Hwy 6, Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Delany Court Apartments

5825 Delany Rd, Hitchcock, Texas 77563

Church Village Apartments

2902 Deats Rd, Dickinson, Texas 77539

Pine Manor Apartments

3700 Pine Manor, Dickinson, Texas

Oak Tree Village

2402 Dickinson Ave, Dickinson, Texas 77539

Creekside Apartments

406 Deats Road, Dickinson, Texas 77539

Horizon Meadows Apartments

1903 Main St, La Marque, Texas 77568

Champion Homes at Marina Landing

7302 Avenue P 1/2, Galveston, Texas 77551

Heritage Crossing

12402 11th St, Santa Fe, Texas 77510

Mariposa Apartment Homes

1101 FM 517 Rd W, Dickinson, Texas 77539

Villas at El Dorado

200 W El Dorado Blvd, Friendswood, Texas 77546

Gulf Breeze

1211 21st St, Galveston, Texas 77550

Santa Fe Plaza

12200 11th St, Santa Fe, Texas 77510

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Galveston County, 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 Galveston County, 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) programs for Galveston County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Galveston County, Texas?

The County of Galveston County has 357,117 people living in 143,725 households.

There are 97,653 renters living in 45,865 renter households in this County. Renters make up 27.34 percent of the population living in Galveston County.

What is the rental market like in Galveston County, Texas?

There are an estimated 162,116 housing units in the Galveston County area. Of these, 50,687 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Galveston County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Galveston County?

The rental vacancy rate in Galveston County 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 Galveston County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Galveston County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3,229 13,323 14,943 10,989 2,786
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Galveston County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 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 Galveston County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,073 to $2,303. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,073
One BR $1,135
Two BR $1,357
Three BR $1,792
Four BR $2,303
2024 Fair Market Rents in Galveston County, Texas

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

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 2,096 65 percent
One BR 6,149 46 percent
Two BR 7,996 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Galveston County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Galveston County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 2,535
Public Housing 500
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 462
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 48
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Galveston County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County features 1,224 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 Galveston County, Texas

There are 2,208 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Galveston County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Galveston County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Galveston County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Galveston County.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.