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

Discover affordable housing in Montgomery County where there are 29+ 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.

Oak Creek Apartments

2213 N Frazier St, Conroe, Texas 77303

Park Village Apartments

1400 S Frazier St, Conroe, Texas 77301

Park At Piney Woods

1200 S Frazier St, Conroe, Texas 77301

Camelot Pines

200 Camelot St , Conroe, Texas 77304

New Caney Oaks

19633 Fm 1485, New Caney, Texas

Havenwood Place

600 Hickerson St, Conroe, Texas 77301

Magnolia Trails

31000 Nichols Sawmill Rd, Magnolia, Texas 77355

Cricket Hollow Apartments

9700 FM 1097 Rd W, Willis, Texas 77318

Hollow Creek Apartments

500 Hickerson St, Conroe, Texas 77301

Tall Timbers Apartments

1101 S 7th St, Conroe, Texas 77301

Bellshire II and III

907 Bellshire Dr, Conroe, Texas 77301

The Fountains of Conroe

200 Fountains Ln , Conroe, Texas 77304

Providence Kuykendahl Court

15707 Kuykendahl Court, Conroe, Texas 77384

The Heritage Senior Apartments

325 Flagship Boulevard, Montgomery, Texas 77316

Lodge at Silverdale Apartments Homes

1300 Silverdale Dr, Conroe, Texas 77301

Skytop Apartments

2455 N Frazier St, Conroe, Texas 77303

Sunningdale

1018 Wellman Rd, Shenandoah, Texas 77384

Montgomery Pines Apartments

23461 Highway 59, Porter, Texas 77365

Garden Gate II Apartments

20040 FM 1485 Rd, Roman Forest, Texas 77357

Porter Plaza, Ltd

23473 Partners Way, Porter, Texas 77365

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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), Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Montgomery County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Montgomery County, Texas?

The County of Montgomery County has 678,490 people living in 249,534 households.

There are 158,373 renters living in 70,425 renter households in this County. Renters make up 23.34 percent of the population living in Montgomery County.

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

There are an estimated 242,656 housing units in the Montgomery County area. Of these, 67,265 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Montgomery County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Montgomery County?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montgomery County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
3,631 20,930 21,438 17,638 5,359
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Montgomery County

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Montgomery 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 1,767 49 percent
One BR 8,987 43 percent
Two BR 8,132 38 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Montgomery County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Montgomery County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 3,312
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1,373
Section 236 Rental Assistance 23
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 132
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 34
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 504
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Montgomery County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery County features 703 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 Montgomery County, Texas

There are 2,128 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Montgomery County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Montgomery County, Texas

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.