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

Discover affordable housing in San Saba County where there are 3+ 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.

Mill Creek Square

307 Green St, San Saba, Texas

1603 W Commerce St

1603 W Commerce St, San Saba, Texas 76877

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304 Fire Station Rd, Richland Springs, Texas 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In San Saba County, Texas
$19.32/hour
$12.07 (+166%) more than Texas minimum wage and $12.07 (+166%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve San Saba 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), Mainstream Voucher programs for San Saba County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in San Saba County, Texas?

The County of San Saba County has 5,779 people living in 2,014 households.

There are 1,276 renters living in 482 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.08 percent of the population living in San Saba County.

What is the rental market like in San Saba County, Texas?

There are an estimated 2,855 housing units in the San Saba County area. Of these, 525 units are rental homes, making up 18 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Saba County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Saba County?

The rental vacancy rate in San Saba 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 San Saba County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Saba County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
6 25 183 255 13
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Saba County

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

Among renter households in this market, 30 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 11 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 San Saba County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $771 to $1,516. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $771
One BR $776
Two BR $1,020
Three BR $1,233
Four BR $1,516
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Saba County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in San Saba 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 6 100 percent
One BR 23 92 percent
Two BR 90 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in San Saba County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in San Saba County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 49
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 24
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Saba County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in San Saba County, Texas

San Saba County features 74 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 San Saba County, Texas

There are 12 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Saba County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in San Saba County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Saba County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in San Saba County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Saba County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $918 and $1,122.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.