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There are 892 low-income apartments in Cedar Park that offer reduced rents to eligible households. Low-income rents in Cedar Park, Texas can range from $989 to $1,366 depending on the number of bedrooms.
Rental assistance programs support 64 low-income homes in Cedar Park where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $428 towards rent each month.
Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on July 2nd, 2024. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.
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.
Housing Authority | Programs |
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Housing Authority of Travis County | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Moving to Work |
Cedar Park features 64 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 892 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cedar Park.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cedar Park landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Cedar Park.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cedar Park, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,732 and $2,116.
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 | |
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Cedar Park, Texas Fair Market Rent | $1,519 | $1,635 | $1,924 | $2,470 | $2,840 |
Cedar Park, Texas Payment Standard Range | $1,367 to $1,671 | $1,472 to $1,799 | $1,732 to $2,116 | $2,223 to $2,717 | $2,556 to $3,124 |
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
Total Affordable Apartment Properties | 26 |
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Total Low Income Apartments | 976 |
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance | 64 |
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters | 31.66% |
Average Renter Household Size | 2.48 |
Average Household Size | 3.05 |
Median Household Income | $82,311 ±$3,082 |
Median Rent | $1,122 ±$49 |
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened | 41.85% ± 5.57pp |
Total Population | 60,841 |
Cedar Park is a city in Williamson County, Texas with a population of 60,841. There are 19,891 households in the city with an average household size of 3.05 persons. 31.66% of households in Cedar Park are renters.
The median gross income for households in Cedar Park is $82,311 a year, or $6,859 a month. The median rent for the city is $1,122 a month.
Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Cedar Park, a household making less than $3,740 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 41.85% of households who rent are overburdened in Cedar Park.
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 Cedar Park, the AMI is calculated from all households within Williamson County.
In Cedar Park, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $122,300
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 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.
1 Person | 2 Person | 3 Person | 4 Person | 5 Person | 6 Person | 7 Person | 8 Person | |
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30% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 30% of the Cedar Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households. |
$24,550 | $28,050 | $31,550 | $35,050 | $37,900 | $40,700 | $45,420 | $50,560 |
50% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 50% of the Cedar Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households. |
$40,900 | $46,750 | $52,600 | $58,400 | $63,100 | $67,750 | $72,450 | $77,100 |
80% AMI Income Limits Renters earning up to 80% of the Cedar Park AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households. |
$65,450 | $74,800 | $84,150 | $93,450 | $100,950 | $108,450 | $115,900 | $123,400 |