HACA has 18 public and subsidized housing properties totaling 1,839 apartments throughout the city of Austin. Eligible applicants can choose where they would like to live. Residents devote approximately 30 percent of their monthly household income to rent. The affordable housing online search tool (AHOST) is a searchable map and a list of affordable rental housing with restricted income in the city of Austin*.
Home is where the heart is. It's a place to raise a family, take a break from work, and enjoy time with friends. For 80 years, the Austin City Housing Authority has been helping families and individuals by providing them with affordable housing and pathways to self-sufficiency. Today, HACA provides housing to more than 19,000 Austin residents every day.
AHOST properties have only income restrictions, meaning that those who rent them must have a household income of less than 80 percent of the area average household income in the Austin area, although some properties have lower income limits. Below are the monitoring and compliance guidelines that apply to the City of Austin's affordability programs, including SMART Housing and Affordability Unlocked. The RAD is a tool that allows public housing authorities, such as HACA, to make improvements to their properties and improve the lives of residents, while ensuring that properties remain affordable for low-income families for the next 40 years. Currently, affordable rental properties will show whether or not there is a waiting list for that property and will provide you with the property's website, phone number, and email address you can contact to help you sign up for the list waiting.
This database of affordable rental units comes from the Comprehensive Affordable Housing Directory (web), which is a comprehensive online data tool for planning and tracking housing inventories and construction programs throughout the city of Austin. The City of Austin doesn't have an application process for people looking to rent an affordable unit. If you're a property manager and want to add your affordable units to this website, complete the Housing Works survey (web). To view available listings of homeownership opportunities sponsored by the City of Austin, visit Austin Homes for Sale (web).
To find an affordable apartment and current rental rates, visit the Austin Affordable Housing website (web). The need for affordable housing in Austin continues to grow and exceeds the housing assistance currently available. To further encourage the development of affordable housing, the City of Austin has created several affordability programs in addition to federal assistance. Nonprofit Affordable Housing partners and housing managers can change the information on the Affordable Housing Portal, which will immediately update the search tool and will be regularly uploaded to the comprehensive affordable housing directory located at the Austin open data portal.
