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

Discover affordable housing in Travis County where there are 230+ 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.

Zilker Studios

1508 S Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78704

Western Trails

2422 Western Trails Blvd, Austin, Texas 78745

Cove at Heatherwilde

16500 Yellow Sage St, Pflugerville, Texas 78660

Laurel Creek

11704 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas 78753

Shadow Ridge Apartment Homes

2300 E Old Settlers Blvd., Round Rock, Texas 78665

Cambrian East Riverside Apartments

1806 Clubview Ave., Austin, Texas 78741

Waterloo Terrace

12190 N Mopac Expy, Austin, Texas 78758

The Jordan at Mueller

2724 Philomena St., Austin, Texas 78723

3600 Capitol View

9002 Capitol View Dr., Austin, Texas 78747

Tamaric Apartments

1507 Cedar Park Dr, Cedar Park, Texas 78613

The Timbers

1034 Clayton Ln, Austin, Texas 78723

The Villages at Ben White

7000 E Ben White Blvd, Austin, Texas 78741

Estates at Norwood

916 Norwood Park Blvd, Austin, Texas 78753

Travis Flats

5310 Helen St, Austin, Texas 78751

Pflugerville Meadows Apartments

201 Meadow Ln, Pflugerville, Texas 78660

Commons at Manor

12219 US-290, Manor, Texas 78653

The Ladybird

1320 Art Dilly Dr, Austin, Texas 78702

Menchaca Commons

12024 Menchaca Rd, Austin, Texas 7874

Los Portales De Lena Guerrero Apartments

5225 Jain Lane, Austin, Texas 78721

Espero at Rutland

1934 Rutland Dr, Austin, Texas 78758

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Travis County, Texas
$36.44/hour
$29.19 (+403%) more than Texas minimum wage and $29.19 (+403%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Travis 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, Moving to Work programs for Travis County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Travis County, Texas?

The County of Travis County has 1,326,436 people living in 586,136 households.

There are 535,491 renters living in 277,075 renter households in this County. Renters make up 40.37 percent of the population living in Travis County.

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

There are an estimated 620,979 housing units in the Travis County area. Of these, 292,155 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Travis County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Travis County?

The rental vacancy rate in Travis County is 4 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 Travis County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Travis County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
25,489 99,405 92,814 40,964 16,819
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Travis County

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

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Travis County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,519 to $2,840. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,519
One BR $1,635
Two BR $1,924
Three BR $2,470
Four BR $2,840
2024 Fair Market Rents in Travis County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Travis 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 19,127 75 percent
One BR 59,116 59 percent
Two BR 28,156 30 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Travis County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Travis County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 21,605
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3,909
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 151
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 153
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 20
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Travis County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Travis County, Texas

Travis County features 5,775 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 Travis County, Texas

There are 25,006 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Travis County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Travis County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Travis County landlords $900 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Travis County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Travis County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,732 and $2,116.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.