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Renting · Section 8

Data from November 2026

Renting in Brazoria County, Texas

Brazoria County has a HUD fair market rent of $1,319 a month for 2 bedrooms (Fiscal year 2027). Renter households here pay a typical rent of $1,454 a month (Average 2020–2024). Paying the fair market rent without going over 30% of income takes $25.37 an hour, full time.

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Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$1,319
a month, HUD, Fiscal year 2027
11% less than in Texas
Typical rent
$1,454
a month, Census, Average 2020–2024
4% more than in Texas
Wage needed
$25.37
an hour, 2 bedrooms
Or $52,760 a year, to spend no more than 30% of income on rent.
Rent-burdened households
49%
spend 30% or more of income on rent
5% less than in Texas

Source: Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates

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Renting in Brazoria County: what sets it apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Nearby, in Matagorda County, the typical rent is $999: 31% less than in Brazoria County ($1,454).

  2. At $97,993, Brazoria County ranks 12th among the 250 counties in Texas with this figure for the highest typical household income.

  3. At $1,454, Brazoria County ranks 18th among the 240 counties in Texas with this figure for the highest typical rent.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024).

Fair market rent

What HUD sets for each size

Every year HUD (the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) publishes a Fair Market Rent (FMR) for each home size in Brazoria County. It is used to work out how much a Section 8 voucher covers. The table shows what you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income.

The fair market rent covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone. HUD generally sets it at the 40th percentile: 4 in 10 standard-quality homes rented recently cost less. 24 CFR §888.113(a)

According to Zillow (ZORI), the typical asking rent in Brazoria County was $1,794 a month in September 2026: 1% more than 12 months ago. It is an index of market listings, not a HUD limit. Zillow data

Fair market rent and wage needed To pay the fair market rent without spending more than 30% of income, working full time (40 hours a week).
Size Fair rent per month Hourly wage Income needed per year
Studio $1,021 $19.63 $40,840
1 bedroom $1,212 $23.31 $48,480
2 bedrooms $1,319 $25.37 $52,760
3 bedrooms $1,790 $34.42 $71,600
4 bedrooms $2,205 $42.40 $88,200

HUD area: Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

The fair market rent for your ZIP code

HUD also publishes fair market rents by ZIP code (Small Area FMRs) for 22 ZIP codes in Brazoria County (Fiscal year 2027). Type yours to see it.

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,170 in 77511 to $1,700 in 77584. 12 ZIP codes are above the county's fair market rent ($1,319).

Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses. 24 CFR §982.503(a)(1)

Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD)

Rent burden

How many households spend too much

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Brazoria County, 49% of renter households are in that position; in Texas, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).

Paying too much rent leaves little for food, transportation and savings. If that is you, the agencies below can guide you for free.

49%

of renter households spend 30% or more of their income on rent.

34,623 households rent in Brazoria County

  • Spend half or more of their income 20%
  • Spend 30% or more, but less than half 29%
  • Spend less than 30% 51%

Compared with the state and the country

  • Brazoria 49%
  • Texas 52%
  • United States 51%

Low-income apartments

Low-income apartments in Brazoria County

HUD lists 31 properties with homes for low-income households in Brazoria County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC) and HUD-assisted buildings. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest.

with tax credits (LIHTC)
26
HUD-assisted
10

2,690 homes in all; 1,860 of them low-income, according to HUD.

  • Tranquility Bay Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 2920 Oak Rd, Pearland 77584 246 low-income homes · In service since 2005
  • Pearland Senior Village Tax credit (LIHTC) 2800 Brownstone Pl, Pearland 77584 126 low-income homes · 1 bd: 88 · 2 bd: 38 · In service since 2011
  • Stonegate Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1277 Dickinson Rd, Alvin 77511 160 homes, 120 low-income · In service since 2003
  • Villa Brazos Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 850 N Avenue J, Freeport 77541 156 homes, 108 low-income · In service since 2013 · For families · (979) 233-6148
  • Northside Manor Apartments Tax credit (LIHTC) 1741/1745 E. Henderson Road, Angleton 77515 104 low-income homes
  • Alvin Memorial Gardens HUD-assisted 916 S Gordon St, Alvin 77511 104 homes, 103 low-income · For older adults · (281) 331-1214
  • Casa Quintana Tax credit (LIHTC) 905 N Avenue J, Freeport 77541 98 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · 3 bd: 74 · In service since 1998
  • Jackson Village Retirement Center Tax credit (LIHTC) 294 Abner Jackson Pkwy, Lake Jackson 77566 96 homes, 92 low-income · 1 bd: 65 · 2 bd: 31
  • Tuscany Park at Arcola Tax credit (LIHTC) Post Oak Road, Arcola 77583 96 homes, 88 low-income
  • Gateway at Lake Jackson Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 111 Loganberry St, Lake Jackson 77566 160 homes, 80 low-income · In service since 2002 · For families · (979) 285-3777
  • Freeport Oaks Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1702 Skinner St, Freeport 77541 100 homes, 80 low-income · 1 bd: 20 · 2 bd: 45 · 3 bd: 35 · In service since 2006
  • Lake Jackson Manor Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 120 Garland Dr, Lake Jackson 77566 100 homes, 80 low-income · 1 bd: 50 · 2 bd: 50 · In service since 2006 · For older adults · (979) 297-2500
  • Lexington Square Apartments HUD-assisted 1324 Hospital Dr, Angleton 77515 80 low-income homes · For families · (409) 849-4321
  • Magnolia Acres Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 108 Deborah Dr, Angleton 77515 85 homes, 67 low-income · For older adults · (979) 849-2301
  • Brooks Manor Apartments Tax credit (LIHTC) · HUD-assisted 444 Jefferson St, West Columbia 77486 50 low-income homes · 1 bd: 50 · For older adults, people with disabilities, families, people experiencing homelessness · (979) 345-5557
  • Mckinney Manor Apartments Tax credit (LIHTC) 506 N McKinney St, Sweeny 77480 48 low-income homes
  • Northside Plaza Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 1753 W Henderson Rd, Angleton 77515 48 low-income homes · 1 bd: 44 · 2 bd: 4 · In service since 1995
  • Northside Senior Citizens Tax credit (LIHTC) 1749 W Henderson Rd, Angleton 77515 48 low-income homes · 1 bd: 44 · 2 bd: 4 · In service since 1991 · For older adults
  • The Gibraltar Tax credit (LIHTC) 201 Verde Dr, Clute 77531 48 low-income homes · 1 bd: 24 · 2 bd: 24 · In service since 2009 · For older adults
  • Casa Brazoria Tax credit (LIHTC) 301 Verde Dr, Clute 77531 36 low-income homes · 4 bd: 36
  • Sweeny Manor Senior Citizens Tax credit (LIHTC) 902 Texas Ave, Sweeny 77480 32 low-income homes · 1 bd: 28 · 2 bd: 4 · In service since 1994 · For older adults
  • Oaks of West Columbia Tax credit (LIHTC) 225 S 13th St, West Columbia 77486 24 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · In service since 1991
  • West Columbia Manor Tax credit (LIHTC) 1000 N 13th St, West Columbia 77486 24 low-income homes · 2 bd: 24 · In service since 1991
  • Westover Cove Apartments HUD-assisted 2200 Mustang Rd, Alvin 77511 14 low-income homes · For people with disabilities · (281) 756-8877
  • Northside Manor Apts. HUD-assisted 1745 East Henderson Road, Angleton 77515 94 homes, 10 low-income · (979) 849-4703
  • Tarc Group Home 5 Apartments HUD-assisted 802 Tovrea Rd, Alvin 77511 7 homes, 6 low-income · For people with disabilities · (281) 331-7413
  • Costa Verde Tax credit (LIHTC) 101 Verde Dr, Clute 77531 179 homes
  • Garden Gate - Alvin Tax credit (LIHTC) 2101 Mustang Rd, Alvin 77511 125 homes
  • Windmill Run Aptsnt Homes Tax credit (LIHTC) 300 Silverleaf Rd, Sweeny 77480 74 homes
  • Brazoswood Apts Tax credit (LIHTC) 255 E Brazoswood Dr, Clute 77531 72 homes
  • Brazoria Manor Tax credit (LIHTC) 301 Yerby St, Brazoria 77422 56 homes

5 properties have two programs at the same address and appear once. Search HUD's map

Source: HUD, retrieved November 6, 2026. LIHTC database, updated May 14, 2025; Assisted multifamily properties, updated October 23, 2026; Public housing developments, updated October 23, 2026.

Section 8

The Section 8 voucher in Brazoria County

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) pays part of your rent on a home you choose. Your public housing agency runs it. 1 agency serves in Brazoria County. Here is what the rules say:

The rules, with their source

  1. You apply at the public housing agency. If you qualify, your name usually goes on a waiting list. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or noncitizens with eligible status as HUD defines it. HUD

  2. Generally, your family must have very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income, by family size (the middle column of the table). 24 CFR §5.603, §982.201(b)

  3. Each year, at least 75% of the families an agency admits from its list must have extremely low income (the 30% column). 24 CFR §982.201(b)(2)

  4. If the rent is below the payment standard, the family generally pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. If it is above, the family pays more. 24 CFR §982.1(a)(3)

  5. When you move in, if the rent is above the payment standard, your share cannot go over 40% of your adjusted monthly income. 24 CFR §982.508

  6. Each agency sets a payment standard for each size. Without asking HUD, it can go from 90% to 110% of the fair market rent. 24 CFR §982.503(b), (c)

Mixed-status families: how assistance is figured
HUD income limits Yearly income of the whole family, before taxes.
People Extremely low (30%) Very low (50%) Low
$26,500 $44,100 $70,600
$30,250 $50,400 $80,650
$34,050 $56,700 $90,750
$37,800 $63,000 $100,800
$40,850 $68,050 $108,900
$44,360 $73,100 $116,950
$50,040 $78,150 $125,000
$55,720 $83,200 $133,100

Area median income: $126,000. HUD income limits by family size, Fiscal year 2026. Area: Brazoria County, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2026

How much can you earn? Check your case

Possible payment standard

  • Studio $919 – $1,123
  • 1 bedroom $1,091 – $1,333
  • 2 bedrooms $1,187 – $1,451
  • 3 bedrooms $1,611 – $1,969
  • 4 bedrooms $1,985 – $2,426

The range the rule allows: 90% to 110% of the county's fair market rent. Your agency publishes its own.

Housing agencies that serve this place

Housing agencies in Texas Source: HUD, Retrieved November 6, 2026

Your rights as a tenant in Texas

What Texas law says about deposits, notices and eviction, with the citation for each rule.

See your rights, rule by rule

Compare these rules with other states →

A summary of state law, not legal advice. Cities may have additional rules.

When must they return my deposit?
30 days
Tex. Prop. Code §92.103(a)
If I fall behind on rent, what notice must I get?
3 days
Tex. Prop. Code §24.005(a)
  • Only a court order can remove youTex. Prop. Code §92.0081(b)
  • Protection from retaliationTex. Prop. Code §92.331
  • Repair and deduct from the rentTex. Prop. Code §92.0561(a)-(b)

Help

Where to get help with rent in Brazoria County

These are the nearest HUD-approved agencies. They counsel for free or at low cost.

  • Money Management International - Houston Call Center

    12603 Southwest Fwy Ste 450, Stafford · 34 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (866) 232-9080

  • Money Management International Inc.

    12603 Southwest Fwy, Stafford · 34 miles away · Spanish

    Also serves in other languages.

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 5 more
    (866) 232-9080

  • Houston Area Urban League - Branch Office

    5260 Griggs Road, Houston · 37 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 7 more
    (713) 393-8700

Rental assistance programs

The ones that serve in Brazoria County or the whole state, with what each page says about being open.

See every agency in Texas Find legal aid (lsc.gov)

Tool

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It starts with the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Brazoria County. Change the rent, the deposit and the fees to yours: the numbers stay in your browser.

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Your move

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The deposit, in

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Cash to move in

$2,638

What you need before you get the keys.

What adds up

First month
$1,319
Security deposit
$1,319
Total
$2,638

The deposit cap

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When you'll have it

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What helps

  • Ask for a receipt for every payment and keep a copy of the lease.
  • On move-in day, walk through the home and take dated photos.
  • Never send money for a home you haven't seen or a lease you haven't read.
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Frequently asked questions

What is the fair market rent in Brazoria County?

According to HUD (Fiscal year 2027): Studio: $1,021; 1 bedroom: $1,212; 2 bedrooms: $1,319; 3 bedrooms: $1,790; 4 bedrooms: $2,205. It covers rent plus basic utilities, except the phone.

How much do you need to earn to rent in Brazoria County?

Paying the 2-bedroom fair market rent ($1,319) without spending more than 30% of income takes $25.37 an hour full time, or $52,760 a year.

Who qualifies for Section 8 in Brazoria County?

Generally, families with very low income: no more than 50% of the area median income. For 4 people, HUD's limit here is $63,000 a year (Fiscal year 2026). The family usually pays 30% of its adjusted monthly income. You apply at the housing agency.

How much does Section 8 pay in Brazoria County?

The voucher pays up to your housing agency's payment standard, minus your share. The rule lets the agency set it between 90% and 110% of the fair market rent: for 2 bedrooms here, between $1,187 and $1,451 a month. Your agency publishes its figure.

Does the fair market rent change by ZIP code in Brazoria County?

For 2 bedrooms they run from $1,170 in 77511 to $1,700 in 77584. Where HUD designates these areas, or where the housing agency chooses to use them, the voucher is figured on the ZIP code's rent instead of the county's. Ask your agency which one it uses.

How many low-income apartments are there in Brazoria County?

HUD lists 31 properties with homes for low-income households in Brazoria County: tax-credit apartments (LIHTC) and HUD-assisted buildings. They run from the most low-income homes to the fewest. For tax-credit apartments and HUD-assisted buildings, you apply directly at the building's management office. They tell you whether units are open and how to apply; HUD does not have that information.

How many households spend too much on rent in Brazoria County?

HUD counts rent as a burden when it reaches 30% of income or more. In Brazoria County, 49% of renter households are in that position; in Texas, 52%, and nationwide, 51% (Average 2020–2024, Census).