Housing market/Texas/ZIP 77840
ZIP 77840 College Station, Texas
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 77840 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 77840 — College Station, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 77840
- 1-unit detached4,47517.7%
- 1-unit attached1,9127.5%
- 2–4 units5,82323.0%
- 5–49 units8,77634.6%
- 50+ units4,06416.0%
- Mobile2941.2%
2–4 unit share 22.9% · 5–49 unit share 34.5% · combined 2–49 57.4%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,085 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $898.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 62.6%; ≥50% 40.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,160 (1.069× ACS median gross rent).
Population
55,186 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -8.0%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 4 projects, 412 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 2 properties, 247 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 455 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 77840 88.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 14.4%; ACS median gross rent is $1,085; population changed -8.0% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 5,823 units in 2–4-unit structures and 8,776 units in 5–49-unit structures; 4 LIHTC projects totaling 412 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,160 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,085. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 77840 is a Census / HUD profile for College Station-Bryan, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 77840 — College Station, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 77840?
ZIP 77840 (College Station-Bryan, TX MSA) has 55,186 residents, 21,769 households, a renter share of 88.9%, median household income of $31,278, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,085. Vacancy is 14.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 77840?
ACS counts 1,449 units in 2-unit buildings, 4,374 in 3–4 unit buildings, 3,596 in 5–9, 3,414 in 10–19, and 1,766 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 14,599 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 77840?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,160. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 77840 — College Station, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 77840 is Census / HUD research for College Station-Bryan, TX MSA. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.