; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Blanco, TX

Blanco Senior Apartments

380 Blanco Ave
Blanco, Texas
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Blanco that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 20 low-income homes in Blanco where households pay rent based on how much they earn.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on December 12th, 2018. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Blanco, Texas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Blanco, Texas

Blanco features 20 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 Blanco, Texas

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Blanco.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Blanco, Texas

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Blanco landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Blanco.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Blanco, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,099 and $1,343.

2024 Blanco, Texas Fair Market Rents and Housing Choice Voucher Payment Standards

Fair Market Rents can be used to better understand the average housing costs of an area. Fair Market Rents are used by HUD to establish payment and rent standards for federal rental assistance programs like the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.

Studio One BR Two BR Three BR Four BR
Blanco, Texas Fair Market Rent $951 $954 $1,221 $1,476 $1,649
Blanco, Texas Payment Standard Range $856 to $1,046 $859 to $1,049 $1,099 to $1,343 $1,328 to $1,624 $1,484 to $1,814

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Blanco, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 20
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 20
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 40.56%
Average Renter Household Size 2.98
Average Household Size 2.75
Median Household Income $41,272 ±$2,984
Median Rent $769 ±$29
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 32.73% ± 13.96pp
Total Population 2,309

Population and Household Demographics

Blanco is a city in Blanco County, Texas with a population of 2,309. There are 821 households in the city with an average household size of 2.75 persons. 40.56% of households in Blanco are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Blanco

The median gross income for households in Blanco is $41,272 a year, or $3,439 a month. The median rent for the city is $769 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Blanco, a household making less than $2,563 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 32.73% of households who rent are overburdened in Blanco.

Area Median Income In Blanco

Affordable housing program eligibility is always determined by one's income. Each household's income is compared to the incomes of all other households in the area. This is accomplished through a statistic established by the government called the Area Median Income, most often referred to as AMI. The AMI is calculated and published each year by HUD.

HUD often uses an area larger than a city to determine the AMI because HUD anticipates those searching for housing will look beyond individual cities during their housing search. For Blanco, the AMI is calculated from all households within Blanco County.

In Blanco, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $88,700

Most affordable housing programs determine eligibility based on the percent of AMI a given household's income is. Among the programs that determine eligibility based on the AMI are Section 8, HOME, LIHTC, Section 515, 202 and 811.

Rental Assistance in Blanco

Rental assistance is a type of housing subsidy that pays for a portion of a renter’s monthly housing costs, including rent and tenant paid utilities. This housing assistance can come in the form of Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers, project-based Section 8 contracts, public housing, USDA Rental Assistance (in Section 515 properties) as well as HUD Section 202 and 811 properties for elderly and disabled households.

Income Qualifications for HUD Rental Assistance in Blanco

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Blanco AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$17,500 $20,000 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $45,420 $50,560
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Blanco AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$29,200 $33,350 $37,500 $41,650 $45,000 $48,350 $51,650 $55,000
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Blanco AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$46,700 $53,350 $60,000 $66,650 $72,000 $77,350 $82,650 $88,000