; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Queen City, TX

Queen City Manor Ltd

806 Houston St
Queen City, Texas
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
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LIHTC
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S515

806 E Houston St

806 E Houston St
Queen City, Texas
$517
1 BR
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Queen City that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 36 low-income homes in Queen City where households pay rent based on how much they earn. For 2024, elgible households participating in federally assisted housing pay an average of $-4 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 Serving Queen City, 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.

Housing Authority Programs
Ark-Tex Council of Governments Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV)
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Queen City.

Queen City, Texas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Queen City, Texas

Queen City features 36 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 Queen City, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Queen City, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Queen City, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $815 and $996.

2024 Queen City, 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
Queen City, Texas Fair Market Rent $684 $689 $905 $1,199 $1,345
Queen City, Texas Payment Standard Range $616 to $752 $620 to $758 $815 to $996 $1,079 to $1,319 $1,211 to $1,480

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Queen City, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 37
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 36
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 46.82%
Average Renter Household Size 3.14
Average Household Size 3.04
Median Household Income $35,387 ±$4,508
Median Rent $627 ±$120
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 40.07% ± 11.19pp
Total Population 1,863

Population and Household Demographics

Queen City is a city in Cass County, Texas with a population of 1,863. There are 613 households in the city with an average household size of 3.04 persons. 46.82% of households in Queen City are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Queen City

The median gross income for households in Queen City is $35,387 a year, or $2,949 a month. The median rent for the city is $627 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Queen City, a household making less than $2,090 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 40.07% of households who rent are overburdened in Queen City.

Area Median Income In Queen City

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 Queen City, the AMI is calculated from all households within Cass County.

In Queen City, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $65,900

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 Queen City

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 Queen City

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Queen City AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Extremely Low Income households.
$15,200 $19,720 $24,860 $30,000 $35,140 $40,280 $44,750 $47,600
50% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 50% of the Queen City AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Very Low Income households.
$25,250 $28,850 $32,450 $36,050 $38,950 $41,850 $44,750 $47,600
80% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 80% of the Queen City AMI may qualify for rental assistance programs that target Low Income households.
$40,400 $46,150 $51,900 $57,650 $62,300 $66,900 $71,500 $76,100