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

Discover affordable housing in Taylor County where there are 22+ 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.

The Residence at Autumn Sage

5801 Autumn Sage Lane, Abilene, Texas 79606

Anson Park Apartments II

2934 Old Anson Rd, Abilene, Texas 79603

Anson Park Seniors

2249 Vogel St, Abilene, Texas 79603

Anson Park Apartments I

2934 Old Anson Rd, Abilene, Texas 79603

Prairie Gardens

2109 North 6th St, Abilene, Texas 79603

Wind Chase Village Apartments

2400 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, Texas 79605

Riatta Ranch

1111 Musken Road, Abilene, Texas 79601

Curry Junction

3549 Curry Lane, Abilene, Texas 79606

Pleasantville Apartments

732 N 1st, Merkel, Texas 79536

Carver Plaza

233 Washington Blvd , Abilene, Texas 79601

Trails at Abilene

733 E. South 27th St., Abilene, Texas 79602

Heritage Heights at Abilene

2401 S 25th St., Abilene, Texas 79605

The Arbors at Rose Park

2702 S 7th St, Abilene, Texas 79605

Villages at West Lake

3033 W Lake Rd, Abilene, Texas 79601

Canterbury Crossing Apartments

1250 Yeomans Rd, Abilene, Texas 79602

Brickhaven

902 Brickhaven, Merkel, Texas 79536

Abilene Senior Village

2225 Covenant Dr, Abilene, Texas 79606

Abilene North Apartments, Ltd

2411 N Willis St, Abilene, Texas 79603

Eastern Oaks Apartments

750 N Judge Ely Blvd, Abilene, Texas 79601

La Ventana Apartments

2401 Union Ln, Abilene, Texas 79601

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Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Nathan Brunet

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Taylor County, Texas
$21.16/hour
$13.91 (+192%) more than Texas minimum wage and $13.91 (+192%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Taylor 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, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher, Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP), Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP) programs for Taylor County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Taylor County, Texas?

The County of Taylor County has 145,163 people living in 53,907 households.

There are 55,714 renters living in 22,709 renter households in this County. Renters make up 38.38 percent of the population living in Taylor County.

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

There are an estimated 60,980 housing units in the Taylor County area. Of these, 23,694 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Taylor County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Taylor County?

The rental vacancy rate in Taylor 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 Taylor County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Taylor County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
809 4,882 7,809 7,916 1,287
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Taylor County

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

Among renter households in this market, 51 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 Taylor County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $860 to $1,789. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $860
One BR $876
Two BR $1,117
Three BR $1,488
Four BR $1,789
2024 Fair Market Rents in Taylor County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Taylor 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 568 70 percent
One BR 3,024 62 percent
Two BR 3,487 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Taylor County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Taylor County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,311
Public Housing 237
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 103
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 50
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Taylor County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Taylor County, Texas

Taylor County features 448 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 Taylor County, Texas

There are 1,209 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Taylor County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Taylor County, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Taylor County landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Taylor County.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Taylor County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,005 and $1,229.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.