Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in White Settlement, TX

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8301 Tumbleweed Trl, White Settlement, Texas 76108

calendar_today Opened: Jan 21
Open Until Further Notice

Reported On February 23rd, 2024 by Lorena Bentley

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In White Settlement, Texas
$30.63/hour
$23.38 (+322%) more than Texas minimum wage and $23.38 (+322%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve White Settlement, 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, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Mainstream Voucher programs for White Settlement, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for White Settlement, Texas.

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

How many renters live in White Settlement, Texas?

The City of White Settlement has 18,106 people living in 6,796 households.

There are 5,835 renters living in 2,715 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.23 percent of the population living in White Settlement.

What is the rental market like in White Settlement, Texas?

There are an estimated 7,728 housing units in the White Settlement area. Of these, 3,357 units are rental homes, making up 43 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in White Settlement, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in White Settlement?

The rental vacancy rate in White Settlement is 10 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 White Settlement for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in White Settlement
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
142 757 1,127 612 77
Occupied Rental Units by Size in White Settlement

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

Among renter households in this market, 52 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 White Settlement

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,266 to $2,615. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,266
One BR $1,384
Two BR $1,617
Three BR $2,144
Four BR $2,615
2024 Fair Market Rents in White Settlement, Texas

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

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 95 67 percent
One BR 583 77 percent
Two BR 975 87 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in White Settlement, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in White Settlement?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 184
Tracked Units by Federal Program in White Settlement, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in White Settlement, Texas

White Settlement features 0 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 White Settlement, Texas

There are 100 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in White Settlement.

Housing Choice Vouchers in White Settlement, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay White Settlement landlords $700 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in White Settlement.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in White Settlement, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,455 and $1,779.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.