What HUD offices serve Sansom Park, 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 Sansom Park.
How many renters live in Sansom Park, Texas?
The City of Sansom Park has 5,387 people living in 1,635 households.
There are 2,853 renters living in 887 renter households in this City. Renters make up 52.96 percent of the population living in Sansom Park.
What is the rental market like in Sansom Park, Texas?
There are an estimated 1,883 housing units in the Sansom Park area. Of these, 988 units are rental homes, making up 52 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Sansom Park, Texas, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Sansom Park?
The rental vacancy rate in Sansom Park is 10 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 Sansom Park for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sansom Park
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 24 | 562 | 301 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Sansom Park
A large number of apartments in Sansom Park 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 Sansom Park are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 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 Sansom Park
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,266 to $2,615. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $1,266 |
| One BR | $1,384 |
| Two BR | $1,617 |
| Three BR | $2,144 |
| Four BR | $2,615 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Sansom Park, Texas
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Sansom Park?
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 |
| One BR | 24 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 562 | 100 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Sansom Park, Texas
How many affordable rental units are in Sansom Park?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Sansom Park, Texas including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 316 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 1 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Sansom Park, Texas
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Sansom Park, Texas
Sansom Park features 0 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 Sansom Park, Texas
There are 296 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Sansom Park.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Sansom Park, Texas
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Sansom Park landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Sansom Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Sansom Park, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,455 and $1,779.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
