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

Discover affordable housing in Grimes County where there are 7+ 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.

Magnolia Plaza

700 Doris St, Navasota, Texas 77868

Navasota Landing

520 Laredo St, Navasota, Texas 77868

Navasota Manor

1015 Church St, Navasota, Texas 77868

Buckingham Gardens

209 Buckingham Ln , Navasota, Texas 77868

Laredo Heights Apartments

516 Laredo St, Navasota, Texas 77868

Forty-Two Place Apt

1105 Center St, Navasota, Texas

Allen White Village

501 Allen White Vlg, Navasota, Texas 77868

calendar_today Opened: Mar 11
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Reported On March 13th, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Grimes County, Texas
$19.17/hour
$11.92 (+164%) more than Texas minimum wage and $11.92 (+164%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Grimes 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) programs for Grimes County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Grimes County, Texas?

The County of Grimes County has 29,442 people living in 9,769 households.

There are 5,197 renters living in 2,128 renter households in this County. Renters make up 17.65 percent of the population living in Grimes County.

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

There are an estimated 12,038 housing units in the Grimes County area. Of these, 2,469 units are rental homes, making up 21 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Grimes County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Grimes County?

The rental vacancy rate in Grimes County is 12 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 Grimes County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grimes County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
176 178 753 827 160
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Grimes County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 Grimes County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $788 to $1,504. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $788
One BR $815
Two BR $1,012
Three BR $1,224
Four BR $1,504
2024 Fair Market Rents in Grimes County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Grimes 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 33 19 percent
One BR 117 66 percent
Two BR 369 49 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Grimes County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Grimes County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 148
Public Housing 50
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 60
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 48
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 134
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Grimes County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Grimes County, Texas

Grimes County features 287 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 Grimes County, Texas

There are 46 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Grimes County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Grimes County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Grimes County landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Grimes County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Grimes County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $911 and $1,113.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.