SMART Housing Apartments in Southeast Austin, TX
4 SMART Housing apartment communities we work with in Southeast, with starting rents from $674. SMART Housing is a City of Austin program: participating communities set aside homes at reduced rents for renters under the income caps. Prices are from our daily checks, 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?
What does your household earn in a year?
Capped homes are out of reach at most communities. Ask us about market rate homes nearby, with no income limit.
Tap a number to see your income limit.
For 2 people, yearly household income must be under:
- Homes at the 50% level$53,800
- Homes at the 60% level Most common$64,560
- Homes at the 80% level$85,450
Earn more than $85,450? Most capped homes are out of reach. Ask us about market rate homes nearby, with no income limit.
Every household size
| People | 50% level | 60% level | 80% 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.
All 4 on the map
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Our picks right now
Class A luxury first, then the lowest advertised entry prices among the SMART Housing communities here. Updates with our daily price checks.
#1 pick
Vi Collina
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed · 2401 E Oltorf St
From $674
Ask us about this community
#2 pick
Aspire at Onion Creek
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed · 2333 Cascades Avenue
From $842
6 weeks free running now: from $745/mo net effective
Ask us about this community#3 pick
Moonlight
Class A · 1 bed to 3 bed · 5204 Charles Merle Dr
From $1,010
Ask us about this communityFrom $674
6 weeks free running now: from $745/mo net effective
From $842
From $1,010
Up to 12 weeks free running now: from $902/mo net effective
From $1,171
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.
SMART Housing is one program inside the bigger income restricted world. For every income capped community here, see income restricted apartments in Southeast.
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.