Affordable Housing In Leonard
Fannin County, Texas

2 Low Income Apartment Communities In Leonard

Housing Authorities that serve Leonard

Housing Authority	Programs
Housing Authority of City of Leonard	Public Housing
Texoma Council of Governments	Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Homeownership Voucher; Family Self-Sufficiency

Guide To Affordable Housing in Leonard, Texas

There are 2 low income housing apartment communities offering 82 affordable apartments for rent in Leonard, Texas.

Income Based Apartments in Leonard, Texas

Leonard features 50 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 Leonard, Texas

There are 32 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Leonard.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Leonard, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Leonard, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $668 and $816.

2020 Leonard, Texas Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

	Studio	One BR	Two BR	Three BR	Four BR
Fair Market Rent	$550	$563	$742	$1,039	$1,133
Payment Standard Range	$495 to $605	$507 to $619	$668 to $816	$935 to $1,143	$1,020 to $1,246

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Leonard, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties	2
Total Low Income Apartments	82
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance	50
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters	35.33%
Average Renter Household Size	2.60
Average Household Size	2.90
Median Household Income	$37,155 ±$4,582
Median Rent	$566 ±$133
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened	54.23% ± 14.62pp
Total Population	2,171

Population and Household Demographics

Leonard is a city in Fannin County, Texas with a population of 2,171. There are 736 households in the city with an average household size of 2.90 persons. 35.33% of households in Leonard are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Leonard

The median gross income for households in Leonard is $37,155 a year, or $3,096 a month. The median rent for the city is $566 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Leonard, a household making less than $1,887 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 54.23% of households who rent are overburdened in Leonard.

Area Median Income In Leonard

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Leonard, the AMI is calculated from all households within Fannin County.

In Leonard, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $63,200

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Leonard

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Leonard

Income	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person	5 Person	6 Person	7 Person	8 Person
30% of Median	$13,300	$17,240	$21,720	$26,200	$30,680	$35,160	$39,200	$41,750
50% of Median	$22,150	$25,300	$28,450	$31,600	$34,150	$36,700	$39,200	$41,750
80% of Median	$35,400	$40,450	$45,500	$50,550	$54,600	$58,650	$62,700	$66,750