Houston Income Restricted Communities Accepting Applications
We track open vs. closed and lease-ups across Houston's many communities and send you current matches, free.
Houston: The Volume Metro
Houston has more than 294 income restricted communities across the MSA. That’s more choice, more open lists, and more likelihood of finding a same-week opening. It’s also why a static list wouldn’t help; the picture changes weekly.
What We Track for Houston
- LIHTC lease-ups across Harris and surrounding counties
- HHA public housing and voucher lists
- Voucher-accepting private communities across the metro
- Section 202 senior openings
- Project-based Section 8 communities
- TDHCA bond and mixed-income properties
Coverage Areas
Full Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA:
- Harris County (Houston, inside the Loop, outside Beltway)
- Katy, Spring, Cypress
- Pasadena, Sugar Land
- Humble, Baytown, and other neighboring communities
What “Open Now” Categories Mean
Same as everywhere: lease-up (fastest), open stabilized, open waitlist, preference window, closed.

Why Houston Is Faster (Sometimes)
Because inventory is huge, we can often find an open, qualifying community within a few days of intake. Even properties with waitlists sometimes have a same-week opening because a household above them declined.
The tradeoff is that voucher acceptance and quality of management vary widely. Local knowledge is what filters the noise.