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

Discover affordable housing in Rusk where there are 4+ 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.

Timbercreek Village Apartments

1465 W 6th , Rusk, Texas 75785

Rusk Seniors Apartments

275 Cherokee St, Rusk, Texas 75785

Pine Meadows Apartments CO Mac - Re Llc

1906 W 6th St, Rusk, Texas 75785

Timbercreek Village ( 6697 )

1908 W 6th St, Rusk, Texas 75785

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Rusk, Texas
$18.28/hour
$11.03 (+152%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.03 (+152%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Rusk, 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 programs for Rusk, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Rusk, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Rusk, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Rusk, Texas?

The City of Rusk has 5,344 people living in 996 households.

There are 918 renters living in 332 renter households in this City. Renters make up 17.18 percent of the population living in Rusk.

What is the rental market like in Rusk, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,149 housing units in the Rusk area. Of these, 415 units are rental homes, making up 36 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Rusk, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Rusk?

The rental vacancy rate in Rusk is 20 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 Rusk for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rusk
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
4 35 58 235 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Rusk

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

Among renter households in this market, 13 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 Rusk

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $654 to $1,434. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $654
One BR $734
Two BR $965
Three BR $1,360
Four BR $1,434
2024 Fair Market Rents in Rusk, Texas

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

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 0 100 percent
One BR 33 94 percent
Two BR 33 57 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Rusk, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Rusk?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 55
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 198
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Rusk, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Rusk, Texas

Rusk features 138 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 Rusk, Texas

There are 84 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Rusk.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Rusk, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Rusk, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $869 and $1,062.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.