What HUD offices serve San Elizario, 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 San Elizario.
How many renters live in San Elizario, Texas?
The City of San Elizario has 10,072 people living in 2,895 households.
There are 3,114 renters living in 1,023 renter households in this City. Renters make up 30.92 percent of the population living in San Elizario.
What is the rental market like in San Elizario, Texas?
There are an estimated 3,334 housing units in the San Elizario area. Of these, 1,183 units are rental homes, making up 35 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in San Elizario, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in San Elizario?
The rental vacancy rate in San Elizario is 11 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 Elizario for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Elizario
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | 0 | 401 | 367 | 40 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in San Elizario
A large number of apartments in San Elizario 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 Elizario are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 43 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Elizario
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $804 to $1,952. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $804 |
| One BR | $980 |
| Two BR | $1,150 |
| Three BR | $1,594 |
| Four BR | $1,952 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in San Elizario, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in San Elizario?
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 | 133 | 62 percent |
| Two BR | 330 | 82 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in San Elizario, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in San Elizario?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in San Elizario, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 461 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in San Elizario, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in San Elizario, Texas
San Elizario features 36 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 Elizario, Texas
There are 306 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in San Elizario.
Housing Choice Vouchers in San Elizario, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay San Elizario landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in San Elizario.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in San Elizario, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,035 and $1,265.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
