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

Discover affordable housing in Taft 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.

Taft Terrace

425 FM 631, Taft, Texas 78390

Taft Gardens Ltd

1205 Murray St, Taft, Texas 78390

Texas

Rincon Rd, Taft, Texas 78390

111 2nd St

111 2nd St, Taft, Texas 78390

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Taft, Texas
$25.66/hour
$18.41 (+254%) more than Texas minimum wage and $18.41 (+254%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Taft, 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 Public Housing programs for Taft, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Taft, Texas?

The City of Taft has 2,838 people living in 858 households.

There are 1,004 renters living in 311 renter households in this City. Renters make up 35.38 percent of the population living in Taft.

What is the rental market like in Taft, Texas?

There are an estimated 1,093 housing units in the Taft area. Of these, 330 units are rental homes, making up 30 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Taft, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Taft?

The rental vacancy rate in Taft is 6 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Taft for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Taft
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 22 121 95 46
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Taft

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 16 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 Taft

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,030 to $2,066. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,030
One BR $1,104
Two BR $1,355
Three BR $1,763
Four BR $2,066
2024 Fair Market Rents in Taft, Texas

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

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 22 100 percent
Two BR 84 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Taft, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Taft?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 56
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Taft, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Taft, Texas

Taft features 170 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 Taft, Texas

There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Taft.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Taft, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Taft, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,220 and $1,491.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.