Income Restricted Apartments in South Central Austin, TX

11 income restricted apartment communities we work with in South Central, with starting rents from $1,149. Rents at these communities are set by program limits, and your household income must fall under the program cap to qualify. Prices come from our daily pricing data, bought, collected and researched, and our help is free.

Do you qualify?

The same limits apply at every community on this page.

How many people will live in the home?

Tap a number to see your income limit.

Every household size
People50% level60% level80% level
1$47,050$56,460$74,800
2$53,800$64,560$85,450
3$60,500$72,600$96,150
4$67,200$80,640$106,800
5$72,600$87,120$115,350
6$78,000$93,600$123,900

City of Austin limits, effective June 1, 2026. A level is a share of the area's median family income ($134,400). Count the gross yearly income of everyone moving in. Seven or more people? The limits keep rising, so ask us. Each community confirms your exact limit when you apply.

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Our picks right now

Tiered by building class, luxury first. Inside each tier the order is what a month really costs per square foot after specials, refreshed with our daily price checks.

Luxury picks · Class A

The rare best of both worlds: the newest buildings with the pools, gyms and finishes, at rents set by the program. If your income fits under the cap, this is the nicest way to use it.

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#1 Class A

Best value overall

Aria Grand

Class A- · 1 bed to 3 bed · 1800 S IH-35 SVRD

All homes capped30%, 50% and 60% levelsAccepts Section 8

From $1,149

10 weeks free running now: from $929/mo net effective

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Aria Grand · 1800 S IH-35 SVRD, Austin · 11 min to downtown · 24 min to the DomainAll homes capped · Tax credit, SMART Housing · 30%, 50% and 60% levelsAccepts Section 8

10 weeks free running now: from $929/mo net effective

From $1,149

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The Mercury · 601 Cardinal Lane, Austin · 13 min to downtown · 30 min to the Domain26 of 261 homes capped · 26 homes at 60%

4 weeks free running now: from $1,179/mo net effective

From $1,277

Fifteen15 South Lamar · 1515 South Lamar Blvd., Austin · 12 min to downtown · 22 min to the Domain33 of 328 homes capped · 33 homes at 60%

Up to 4.3 weeks free running now: from $1,208/mo net effective

From $1,317

The 704 · 3401 S. Lamar Blvd, Austin · 17 min to downtown · 26 min to the Domain38 of 378 homes capped · 38 homes at 60%

From $1,415

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MAA South Lamar · 1500 South Lamar Blvd, Austin · 12 min to downtown · 22 min to the Domain30 homes capped · 30 homes at 80%

4 weeks free running now: from $1,331/mo net effective

From $1,442

Tree · 3715 South 1st St, Austin · 16 min to downtown · 30 min to the Domain34 of 336 homes capped · 34 homes at 80%

Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $1,335/mo net effective

From $1,509

Lamar Union · 1100 S. Lamar Blvd, Austin · 13 min to downtown · 24 min to the Domain44 of 441 homes capped · 44 homes at 60%

Up to 4 weeks free running now: from $1,517/mo net effective

From $1,643

Bell South Lamar · 2717 South Lamar Blvd, Austin · 15 min to downtown · 26 min to the Domain33 of 327 homes capped · 33 homes at 80%

4 weeks free running now: from $1,542/mo net effective

From $1,670

Groves South Lamar · 3607 S Lamar Blvd, Austin · 17 min to downtown · 26 min to the Domain31 of 307 homes capped · 31 homes at 80%Accepts Section 8

Up to 6 weeks free running now: from $1,502/mo net effective

From $1,697

Windsor South Lamar · 809 South Lamar Blvd, Austin · 11 min to downtown · 21 min to the Domain12 homes capped · 12 homes at 60%

From $1,762

Gibson Flats · 1219 South Lamar Blvd, Austin · 11 min to downtown · 22 min to the Domain10 homes capped · 10 homes at 60%

From $2,010

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How qualifying works

You apply like any other renter: application, screening, deposit. The community then verifies your household income against the program tier for the home you want, usually with pay stubs or tax documents, which can add a few days. Earn over the cap and the application is denied, so check the numbers above honestly first. Earn under it and you get some of the newest buildings in the city at prices set by the program, many of them Class A communities.

Hold a Section 8 voucher? Voucher holders usually fall under these income caps. See the communities in South Central that accept vouchers.

Data reviewed by Ross Quade, Licensed Apartment Locator (TREC #679806)How we get our dataprogram status from our community relationships and the city inventory, confirmed by each community at application

Drive times are one reading with live traffic, taken Tuesday 8:30 AM Central and last measured October 13, 2026. They are not a live lookup and not a weekly average. Leaving at 5pm will run longer. How we get our data.