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

Discover affordable housing in Austin County where there are 7+ 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.

Heritage Square Apartments

7626 Highway 60, Wallis, Texas 77485

Silver Lake Retirement Community

801 Main St, Sealy, Texas 77474

Park Ridge Apartments

1400 Eagle Lake Rd, Sealy, Texas 77474

Park Place Apartments

20 S Mechanic St, Bellville, Texas 77418

Bell Oaks Village II

890 High Oaks Dr, Bellville, Texas 77418

300 S Thomas St

300 S Thomas St, Bellville, Texas 77418

M536268, Keystone Apartments

621 W Main St, Bellville, Texas 77418

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Austin County, Texas
$17.46/hour
$10.21 (+141%) more than Texas minimum wage and $10.21 (+141%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Austin 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 Austin County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Austin County, Texas?

The County of Austin County has 30,406 people living in 11,913 households.

There are 6,090 renters living in 2,423 renter households in this County. Renters make up 20.03 percent of the population living in Austin County.

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

There are an estimated 13,870 housing units in the Austin County area. Of these, 2,604 units are rental homes, making up 19 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Austin County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Austin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Austin County is 7 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 Austin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Austin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
76 374 1,029 844 91
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Austin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 20 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 Austin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $727 to $1,565. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $727
One BR $821
Two BR $922
Three BR $1,299
Four BR $1,565
2024 Fair Market Rents in Austin County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Austin 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 56 74 percent
One BR 308 82 percent
Two BR 377 37 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Austin County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Austin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 150
Public Housing 34
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 89
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 118
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Austin County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Austin County, Texas

Austin County features 243 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 Austin County, Texas

There are 66 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Austin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Austin County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Austin County landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Austin County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Austin County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $830 and $1,014.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.