What HUD offices serve Pflugerville, 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.
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Pflugerville.
How many renters live in Pflugerville, Texas?
The City of Pflugerville has 65,374 people living in 24,091 households.
There are 23,647 renters living in 7,912 renter households in this City. Renters make up 36.17 percent of the population living in Pflugerville.
What is the rental market like in Pflugerville, Texas?
There are an estimated 24,642 housing units in the Pflugerville area. Of these, 6,907 units are rental homes, making up 28 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pflugerville, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pflugerville?
The rental vacancy rate in Pflugerville is 2 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.
How many rental units are in Pflugerville for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pflugerville
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 1,715 | 2,064 | 2,098 | 358 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pflugerville
A large number of apartments in Pflugerville 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 Pflugerville are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 22 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 6 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 Pflugerville
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,519 to $2,840. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,519 |
| One BR | $1,635 |
| Two BR | $1,924 |
| Three BR | $2,470 |
| Four BR | $2,840 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pflugerville, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pflugerville?
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 | 205 | 94 percent |
| One BR | 1,285 | 75 percent |
| Two BR | 795 | 39 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Pflugerville, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Pflugerville?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Pflugerville, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 1,020 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pflugerville, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Pflugerville, Texas
Pflugerville features 252 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 Pflugerville, Texas
There are 626 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pflugerville.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Pflugerville, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pflugerville landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in Pflugerville.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pflugerville, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,732 and $2,116.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
