Low Income & Subsidized Housing in Texas

4,201 assisted properties with about 411,931 subsidized units, drawn from HUD administrative records. Typical tenant-paid rent across them averages around $347/mo.

960
PB Section 8 buildings
297
public housing developments
2,690
LIHTC tax-credit properties
310
cities with inventory

Largest cities for low income housing in Texas

CityPropertiesAssisted unitsAvg rent range
Houston35356,568$169–$534
Dallas22535,505$209–$721
San Antonio26634,629$201–$442
Austin25329,345$151–$495
Fort Worth15617,489$198–$547
El Paso18515,727$232–$501
Arlington356,297$313–$352
Corpus Christi494,584$253–$460
Beaumont434,032$161–$500
Brownsville393,981$289–$650
Lubbock333,825$163–$415
Amarillo513,446$191–$423
Port Arthur213,242$129–$411
Waco253,233$203–$389
Pasadena183,188$246–$362
San Marcos173,183$235–$509
Midland192,847$302–$343
Mckinney202,829$323–$392
Laredo272,572$296–$504
Humble152,509$257–$285
Irving222,408$293–$343
Tyler202,383$277–$407
Garland202,202$354–$455
Denton172,141$385–$536
Spring102,117$393–$396

All cities with subsidized housing in Texas

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Fair Market Rents by county

CountyTracked properties2-BR FMR
Missing, Texas604—
Harris County415$1,573
Dallas County257$1,931
Bexar County252$1,426
Tarrant County212$1,723
Travis County209$1,852
El Paso County185$1,191
Hidalgo County129$1,060
Cameron County78$1,047
Jefferson County64$1,103
Nueces County59$1,366
Williamson County53$1,852
Collin County50$1,931
Montgomery County45$1,573
Denton County41$1,931
Lubbock County38$1,175
Bell County34$1,233
McLennan County33$1,240
Brazoria County31$1,359
Galveston County28$1,573
Hays County28$1,852
Wichita County28$1,136
Fort Bend County27$1,573
Smith County27$1,338
Potter County26$1,106

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