; Low Income Apartments For Rent in St Jo, TX

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300 E Boggess St
St Jo, Texas
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There are 0 low-income apartments in St Jo that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 24 low-income homes in St Jo 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 November 30th, 2021. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

St Jo, Texas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in St Jo, Texas

St Jo features 24 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 St Jo, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Jo, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Jo, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,033 and $1,263.

2024 St Jo, 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
St Jo, Texas Fair Market Rent $868 $874 $1,148 $1,553 $1,706
St Jo, Texas Payment Standard Range $781 to $955 $787 to $961 $1,033 to $1,263 $1,398 to $1,708 $1,535 to $1,877

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

St Jo, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 1
Total Low Income Apartments 24
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 24
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 22.68%
Average Renter Household Size 2.57
Average Household Size 2.87
Median Household Income $41,667 ±$13,496
Median Rent $553 ±$103
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 20.45% ± 22.12pp
Total Population 1,113

Population and Household Demographics

St Jo is a city in Montague County, Texas with a population of 1,113. There are 388 households in the city with an average household size of 2.87 persons. 22.68% of households in St Jo are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in St Jo

The median gross income for households in St Jo is $41,667 a year, or $3,472 a month. The median rent for the city is $553 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In St Jo, a household making less than $1,843 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 20.45% of households who rent are overburdened in St Jo.

Area Median Income In St Jo

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 St Jo, the AMI is calculated from all households within Montague County.

In St Jo, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $84,600

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 St Jo

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 St Jo

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the St Jo 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 St Jo 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 St Jo 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