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

Discover affordable housing in Starr County where there are 12+ 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.

Gran Cielo Residences

1615 W Eisenhower Rd, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

San Juan Village

400 N Iowa Ave , San Juan, Texas 78589

Mira Vista Apartments

621 Jefferson St, Santa Anna, Texas 76878

La Casita Del Valle Apartments

6547 FM 1430, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

Villa De Escandon Apartments

212 Frank Doyno St, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

Rio Vista Apartments

191 S Portaleza Ave, Roma, Texas 78584

Roma Apartments

1715 E 2nd St, Roma, Texas 78584

Villa Vallarta

600 N Fairgrounds Rd, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

Nixon Apartments Circle Site

204 E Nixon St, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

301 N Canales Cir

301 N Canales Cir, Roma, Texas 78584

700 Wallis Ave

700 Wallis Ave, Santa Anna, Texas 76878

Texas

Live Oak), Rio Grande City, Texas 78582

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Starr County, Texas
$17.14/hour
$9.89 (+136%) more than Texas minimum wage and $9.89 (+136%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Starr 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), Public Housing programs for Starr County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Starr County, Texas?

The County of Starr County has 65,728 people living in 19,082 households.

There are 16,057 renters living in 5,835 renter households in this County. Renters make up 24.43 percent of the population living in Starr County.

What is the rental market like in Starr County, Texas?

There are an estimated 22,828 housing units in the Starr County area. Of these, 5,534 units are rental homes, making up 24 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Starr County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Starr County?

The rental vacancy rate in Starr County is 7 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 Starr County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Starr County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
89 685 2,405 1,594 285
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Starr County

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

Among renter households in this market, 47 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Starr County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $684 to $1,345. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $684
One BR $689
Two BR $905
Three BR $1,275
Four BR $1,345
2024 Fair Market Rents in Starr County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Starr 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 51 57 percent
One BR 509 74 percent
Two BR 1,718 71 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Starr County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Starr County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 290
Public Housing 134
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 160
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Starr County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Starr County, Texas

Starr County features 431 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 Starr County, Texas

There are 88 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Starr County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Starr County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Starr County landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Starr County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Starr County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.