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

Discover affordable housing in McAllen where there are 21+ 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.

Villas at Beaumont Apartments

2200 Beaumont Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78501

Retama Village II Apartments

2500 Jasmine Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78501

La Vista Apartments

2401 La Vista Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78501

Memorial Apartments

501 E Jasmine Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501

El Patrimonio Apartments

2601 Sarah Avenue, McAllen, Texas 78503

Valley View Apartments

602 East Ebony Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501

Pecan Village Apartments

2200 Pecan Blvd, McAllen, Texas 78501

Padre De Vida

3900 S. Ware Road, McAllen, Texas 78503

Las Palmas Apartments

601 E Ebony Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501

Retama Village Apartments

900 N. 26th St., McAllen, Texas 78501

Hibiscus Village

2412 Hibiscus Ave., McAllen, Texas 78501

Avanti Legacy Valor Heights

125 Beaumont Ave., McAllen, Texas 78501

Avanti Legacy Emerald Point

3300 N. K Center, McAllen, Texas 78501

Avanti Emerald Point

3301 N Jackson Rd, McAllen, Texas 78504

Nolana Villas

3700 N K Center, McAllen, Texas 78504

Green Jay Apartments

3701 N Jackson Rd., McAllen, Texas 78501

The Dove's Nest

1900 Dove Ave, McAllen, Texas 78504

Casa De Amigos II

1100 E Dallas Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501

Vine Terrace

2708 Vine Ave, McAllen, Texas 78501

400 E Ulex

400 E Ulex Ave, McAllen, Texas 78504

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In McAllen, Texas
$18.50/hour
$11.25 (+155%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.25 (+155%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve McAllen, 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), Public Housing, Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) programs for McAllen, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for McAllen, Texas.

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

How many renters live in McAllen, Texas?

The City of McAllen has 144,585 people living in 49,590 households.

There are 49,198 renters living in 18,986 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.03 percent of the population living in McAllen.

What is the rental market like in McAllen, Texas?

There are an estimated 56,411 housing units in the McAllen area. Of these, 21,182 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in McAllen, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in McAllen?

The rental vacancy rate in McAllen is 9 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 McAllen for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in McAllen
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1,127 4,747 6,129 5,529 1,402
Occupied Rental Units by Size in McAllen

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

Among renter households in this market, 50 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 McAllen

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $777 to $1,409. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $777
One BR $781
Two BR $977
Three BR $1,277
Four BR $1,409
2024 Fair Market Rents in McAllen, Texas

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

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 645 57 percent
One BR 2,485 52 percent
Two BR 3,497 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in McAllen, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in McAllen?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,478
Public Housing 89
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 394
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in McAllen, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in McAllen, Texas

McAllen features 810 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 McAllen, Texas

There are 1,034 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in McAllen.

Housing Choice Vouchers in McAllen, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay McAllen landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in McAllen.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in McAllen, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $879 and $1,075.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.