Ask about availability
“Are applications open? Is there a waiting list? Which bedroom sizes and programs are available, and how do I apply with you directly?”
TEXAS RENTER RESOURCES
Texas Housing Help Finder and HUD Rent Benchmarks
Use this Texas housing help finder to look up properties listed by HUD and housing authority offices, then compare HUD rent benchmarks.
01 / FIND A PLACE TO ASK
Housing help, closer to home
Search by city, 5 digit ZIP code or the name of an office or property. An office’s address doesn’t tell you its service area, so ask which communities it covers.
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Source: HUD Resource Locator. Coverage: Texas public housing authority offices and HUD multifamily listings. This is not a complete list of Texas rentals or assistance programs. Records may be outdated.
02 / SEE HOW YOUR RENT COMPARES
What is the HUD rent benchmark?
Choose an area to see its benchmark.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Some voucher programs use Small Area Fair Market Rents set by ZIP code, or payment standards the local agency adopts. Ask the housing authority which one applies to you.
Build a budget using your actual quoted costs →03 / KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT
What to ask when you call
Check criteria before fees
“Can you send the written income, rental history and screening criteria? What fees would I pay, and which are refundable?”
Keep more than one path open
Housing assistance can take a long time. Keep looking at regular market rentals as you apply for programs. Our apartment search form doesn’t apply for HUD assistance for you.
Start Your Free SearchNeed help beyond a housing search?
2-1-1 Texas connects Texans with local assistance. TDHCA Help for Texans lists housing and related resources. For an urgent housing problem, start with the urgent help section of our renter guide.
Read the complete Texas renter resource guide →
Data sources and reuse
This page uses public HUD data we download each time the site is built. The retrieval date shows when we pulled the data, not when the provider last checked it. It doesn’t show waiting lists, open units or whether you’d qualify.
Housing authority names and addresses are available as an Open Referral HSDS organization export (JSON). Open Referral is a standard format for sharing listings like these.