; Low Income Apartments For Rent in Winters, TX

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Neely Apartments

300 E Broadway St
Winters, Texas
Subsidized
Rent Assisted
Senior
Supportive
S515
RDRA

Golden Acres Blizzard Square Apartments

207 N Murray St
Winters, Texas
Subsidized
Public Housing
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There are 0 low-income apartments in Winters that offer reduced rents to eligible households.

Rental assistance programs support 79 low-income homes in Winters where households pay rent based on how much they earn.

Affordable rent data for some communities last confirmed on October 30th, 2019. Subdsidized rents typically change once a year based on federal guidance.

Public Housing Agencies Serving Winters, 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
Housing Authority of the City of Winters Public Housing
Abilene Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV); Public Housing; Family Self-Sufficiency; Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH); Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV); Mainstream Voucher; Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP); Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Go to the Texas Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Winters.

Winters, Texas Affordable Housing Data

Income Based Apartments in Winters, Texas

Winters features 79 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 Winters, Texas

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Winters, Texas

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Winters, Texas for a two-bedroom apartment is between $932 and $1,139.

2024 Winters, 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
Winters, Texas Fair Market Rent $783 $788 $1,035 $1,251 $1,378
Winters, Texas Payment Standard Range $705 to $861 $709 to $867 $932 to $1,139 $1,126 to $1,376 $1,240 to $1,516

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.

Winters, TX Affordable Housing Snapshot

Total Affordable Apartment Properties 2
Total Low Income Apartments 79
Total Housing Units with Rental Assistance 79
Percentage of Housing Units Occupied By Renters 35.23%
Average Renter Household Size 2.69
Average Household Size 2.80
Median Household Income $36,076 ±$7,089
Median Rent $437 ±$42
Percentage Of Renters Overburdened 26.9% ± 11.52pp
Total Population 2,551

Population and Household Demographics

Winters is a city in Runnels County, Texas with a population of 2,551. There are 897 households in the city with an average household size of 2.80 persons. 35.23% of households in Winters are renters.

Income and Rent Overburden in Winters

The median gross income for households in Winters is $36,076 a year, or $3,006 a month. The median rent for the city is $437 a month.

Households who pay more than thirty percent of their gross income are considered to be Rent Overburdened. In Winters, a household making less than $1,457 a month would be considered overburdened when renting an apartment at or above the median rent. 26.9% of households who rent are overburdened in Winters.

Area Median Income In Winters

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 Winters, the AMI is calculated from all households within Runnels County.

In Winters, HUD calculates the Area Median Income for a family of four as $68,700

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 Winters

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 Winters

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30% AMI Income Limits
Renters earning up to 30% of the Winters 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 Winters 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 Winters 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