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

Discover affordable housing in Hardin County where there are 9+ 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.

La Belle Vie

765 N LHS Dr, Lumberton, Texas 77657

Pines at Allen Street

275 E. Allen Street, Kountze, Texas 77625

Mill Town Seniors

800 S 16th St, Silsbee, Texas 77656

Lumberton Senior Village

8261 Mitchell Rd, Lumberton, Texas 77657

Oakleaf Estates

1195 Highway 327 , Silsbee, Texas 77656

Sweetwater Apartments

865 Highway 105 W, Sour Lake, Texas 77659

Autumn Trace Apts

1300 Hwy 327 West, Silsbee, Texas

Lake Square Apartments

830 Highway 105 E, Sour Lake, Texas 77659

Lake Seniors Ltd

1342 Highway 105 E, Sour Lake, Texas 77659

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Hardin County, Texas
$21.33/hour
$14.08 (+194%) more than Texas minimum wage and $14.08 (+194%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Hardin 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), Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs for Hardin County, Texas.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Hardin County, Texas.

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

How many renters live in Hardin County, Texas?

The County of Hardin County has 56,576 people living in 20,845 households.

There are 8,850 renters living in 3,637 renter households in this County. Renters make up 15.64 percent of the population living in Hardin County.

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

There are an estimated 24,308 housing units in the Hardin County area. Of these, 3,956 units are rental homes, making up 16 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Hardin County, Texas, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Hardin County?

The rental vacancy rate in Hardin County is 7 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 Hardin County for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hardin County
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
97 494 1,373 1,485 188
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Hardin County

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

Among renter households in this market, 41 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 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 Hardin County

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $892 to $1,575. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $892
One BR $932
Two BR $1,126
Three BR $1,470
Four BR $1,575
2024 Fair Market Rents in Hardin County, Texas

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Hardin 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 82 85 percent
One BR 244 49 percent
Two BR 920 67 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Hardin County, Texas

How many affordable rental units are in Hardin County?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 415
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 3
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 118
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Hardin County, Texas

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

Income Based Apartments in Hardin County, Texas

Hardin County features 118 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 Hardin County, Texas

There are 332 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Hardin County.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Hardin County, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Hardin County, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,013 and $1,239.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.