Competitive site-screening criteria
Review Opportunity Index classifications, Underserved Area geographies, educational-attainment context, and prepared Proximity to Job Areas screening layers across Texas.
TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set
Put location-driven 2026 QAP criteria into one prepared statewide map.
The TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set is a statewide geospatial screening resource built for affordable housing developers, consultants, analysts, and application teams evaluating location-driven criteria associated with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan.
Instead of assembling disconnected scoring geographies, site restrictions, de-concentration factors, basis-boost areas, administrative boundaries, and property records one source at a time, begin with a curated map structure prepared for practical first-pass review, site comparison, and follow-up verification.
MMPK + Complementary KMZ/KML
Statewide Texas Coverage
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A practical first-pass review
What this product helps you review
Bring many of the most geography-intensive parts of 2026 QAP site screening into one organized environment so you can compare locations, identify potential opportunities or constraints, and focus follow-up work where it matters.
De-concentration & site restrictions
Screen the Three Year - One Mile Rule, twice-the-state-average conditions, HTC-unit concentration, and mapped high-poverty census tracts associated with site and development restrictions.
Basis boost & property context
Review Qualified Census Tracts, Difficult Development Areas, and the TDHCA Multifamily Property Inventory alongside other location-driven QAP screening information.
Administrative & jurisdictional context
Add TDHCA regions, Rural / Urban designations, award-priority geographies, counties, school districts, and legislative boundaries to the same statewide review.
Inside the product
What’s included
The TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set organizes location-driven scoring criteria, development restrictions, basis-boost geography, TDHCA administrative information, property inventory, and statewide reference boundaries into a prepared screening environment. QAP references are included below to make the connection between the mapped geography and the applicable 2026 provision easier to understand.
Housing De-Concentration Factors
QAP 2026 §11.3
- 2x State Average per Capita – County QAP 2026 §11.3(c)
- 2x State Average per Capita – Place QAP 2026 §11.3(c)
- Three Year - One Mile Rule QAP 2026 §11.3(d) Prepared sublayers support General Population, Elderly Development, and Supportive Housing review.
- >20% Housing Tax Credit Units per Household QAP 2026 §11.3(e)
Site and Development Requirements and Restrictions
QAP 2026 §11.101
- High Poverty Rate Census Tracts QAP 2026 §11.101(a)(3)(D)(i) Prepared as the Neighborhood Risk - High Poverty screening layer for identifying census tracts that may require additional application-level review.
Competitive HTC Selection Criteria
QAP 2026 §11.9
Opportunity Index Tracts
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(5)(A)
- 2 pts – High-income, low-poverty tract QAP §11.9(c)(5)(A)(i)
- 1 pt – Adjacent to high-opportunity tract QAP §11.9(c)(5)(A)(ii)
- 1 pt – Rural growth tract QAP §11.9(c)(5)(A)(iii)
Opportunity Index Amenity Points
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(5)(B)
- 1 pt – Educational Attainment - Associate Degree QAP §11.9(c)(5)(B)(i)(X) | §11.9(c)(5)(B)(ii)(IX) Identifies census tracts where 27% or more of adults age 25 and older have an Associate Degree or higher.
Underserved Area
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)
- Colonia within 150 miles of Rio Grande – 5 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(A)
- No same-target Development ≤20 years – 5 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(C)
- No same-target Development ≤15 years – 4 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(D)
- No same-target Development ≤10 years – 3 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(E)
- No same-target Development ≤10 years in tract + contiguous tracts – 5 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(F)
- Highest-income quartile tracts – 5 pts QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(6)(H)
Prepared target-population sublayers support General Population, Elderly Development, and Supportive Housing review where applicable. Specific sublayer availability varies by criterion. QAP §11.9(c)(6)(B) and (G) are not mapped in this feature set. See the Data Catalog and Dictionary for the authoritative layer structure.
Proximity to Job Areas
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(7)
Scoring for Urban Tracts
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(7)(A)
- Development within 5 miles of 10,000 jobs – 4 pts §11.9(c)(7)(A)(i)
- Development within 5 miles of 8,000 jobs – 3 pts §11.9(c)(7)(A)(ii)
- Development within 5 miles of 6,500 jobs – 2 pts §11.9(c)(7)(A)(iii)
- Development within 5 miles of 4,500 jobs – 1 pt §11.9(c)(7)(A)(iv)
Scoring for Rural Tracts
QAP 2026 §11.9(c)(7)(B)
- Development within 5 miles of 6,000 jobs – 4 pts §11.9(c)(7)(B)(i)
- Development within 5 miles of 4,500 jobs – 3 pts §11.9(c)(7)(B)(ii)
- Development within 5 miles of 3,000 jobs – 2 pts §11.9(c)(7)(B)(iii)
- Development within 5 miles of 1,500 jobs – 1 pt §11.9(c)(7)(B)(iv)
Actual job counts and required documentation remain the Applicant’s responsibility under the QAP. The mapped layers provide screening geography and organized point tiers rather than the final OnTheMap calculation.
Basis Boost
- 2026 Difficult Development Areas Prepared categories: 2025–2026 and 2026 New
- 2026 Qualified Census Tracts Prepared categories: 2025–2026 and 2026 New
TDHCA Property Inventory
- 4% LIHTC Filterable by General, Elderly, and Supportive target population.
- 9% LIHTC Filterable by General, Elderly, and Supportive target population.
Source: TDHCA Multifamily Property Inventory
TDHCA Administrative
- TDHCA Administrative Regions
- Places – TDHCA 2026 Rural / Urban Designations
- Statewide Urban-Rural Map
- Award Priorities Includes prepared subregion-priority geographies associated with the 2026 award recommendation methodology.
Texas Jurisdictions
- Counties
- TX School Districts
- U.S. House Districts
- TX Senate Districts
- TX House Districts
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Use the Data Catalog and Dictionary
Review the authoritative product reference for the complete layer inventory, visible attributes, QAP citations, processing notes, symbology, geographic extent, and interpretation guidance.
View the TDHCA 2026 QAP Data Catalog and DictionaryGeography organized for screening
Start with the mapped condition. Finish with applicant verification.
The feature set is designed to help teams identify where location-driven criteria may apply before investing time in deeper documentation. It does not convert the 2026 QAP into an automatic scoring engine.
Certain criteria still require development-specific measurements, applicant documentation, exemption analysis, local action, jurisdictional confirmation, or review against current TDHCA and source-agency information. The mapped geography helps organize the review; the Applicant remains responsible for satisfying the applicable QAP requirements.
The Resi Metrics Mapping Experience
More than a collection of QAP layers.
The value of the MMPK is not simply that the data sits in one file. Resi Metrics prepares the map so users can move from broad statewide context to the specific scoring, restriction, administrative, or reference geography relevant to the site under review.
Curated organization
Related QAP content is assembled into logical parent layers and prepared sublayers so users can move directly to the criterion or geography relevant to the review.
Purpose-built presentation
Deliberate symbology, prepared classifications, and scale-dependent display help make overlapping statewide geographies easier to interpret.
Formatted QAP information
Selected attributes, scoring information, concise QAP references, and other useful fields are surfaced directly through formatted map information rather than an unprepared GIS attribute table.
Geographic coverage
One statewide screening environment for Texas.
The TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set brings its mapped QAP, administrative, property-inventory, and jurisdictional reference content into a statewide Texas framework. That allows users to apply a consistent review structure when screening sites across different regions, counties, municipalities, and housing markets.
Statewide screening layers
Compare scoring geographies, de-concentration factors, neighborhood-risk conditions, and basis-boost designations within a common statewide framework.
Statewide program context
Review TDHCA multifamily property inventory, administrative regions, Rural / Urban designations, and applicable award-priority geographies alongside site-screening layers.
Statewide reference boundaries
Keep counties, school districts, U.S. House districts, Texas Senate districts, and Texas House districts available for geographic orientation and follow-up research.
Statewide coverage does not mean every QAP requirement is mapped.
The product focuses on geographic criteria and reference information suited to map-based screening. Application-specific facts, documentation requirements, exemptions, measurements, local actions, and other non-mappable or separately verified conditions remain part of the Applicant’s review process.
Delivery & viewing environment
Use the MMPK for the complete statewide experience.
The TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set includes a complete statewide Esri Mobile Map Package (.mmpk) together with complementary KMZ/KML files. Resi Metrics recommends the MMPK opened in ArcGIS Earth as the primary viewing workflow because it brings the complete map stack into one prepared environment.
ArcGIS Earth is free and can open the core local Resi Metrics MMPK without an ArcGIS Online subscription. Users can navigate the statewide map, control prepared layers and sublayers, review formatted feature information, change basemaps, search locations, and use additional ArcGIS Earth review tools as appropriate.
Current delivery model
MMPK recommended. KMZ/KML files also included.
Complementary KMZ/KML files are included with the product for compatible workflows and provide another way to access selected QAP layers, particularly for users familiar with KML-based mapping.
They should not, however, be considered equivalent to the complete MMPK experience. Certain larger KMZ files exceed practical loading or performance limits in Google Earth Pro and are intended for review in ArcGIS Earth.
For complete statewide review, prepared layer hierarchy, attributes, symbology, formatted information, and the most consistent Resi Metrics Mapping Experience, use the delivered MMPK in ArcGIS Earth.
Optional online resources or externally published services used alongside the local package may depend on internet connectivity, source availability, sign-in, or applicable access rights.
Screening resource — not a scoring determination
Identify the geographic question earlier. Verify the application.
The TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set is intended to support first-pass feasibility review, site comparison, map-based documentation, and early identification of conditions that may require additional applicant verification, mitigation, local action, or further analysis.
It does not replace the 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan, TDHCA guidance, applicant verification, legal review, source-agency confirmation, or TDHCA’s final eligibility and scoring determinations. Material findings should be checked against the applicable current rule, source record, and project-specific facts.
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Use the product-specific Data Catalog and Dictionary for technical contents and interpretation guidance, the ArcGIS Earth Client Guide for the viewing workflow, and the Product Disclaimer for applicable terms and limitations.
Product reference
TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set
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Frequently asked questions
Before you purchase
What format is the TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set delivered in?
The product includes a complete statewide Esri Mobile Map Package (.mmpk) together with complementary KMZ/KML files.
The MMPK preserves the prepared statewide map stack, layer hierarchy, attributes, symbology, and formatted information in one environment. Some larger KMZ files exceed practical Google Earth Pro limits, so Resi Metrics recommends the MMPK in ArcGIS Earth for the complete statewide review experience.
Is the product statewide?
Yes. The mapped feature layers identified in the current TDHCA 2026 QAP Data Catalog are prepared within a statewide Texas framework, allowing users to screen locations within a consistent map structure across the state.
Does the map calculate my final QAP score?
No. The product is a screening and review resource, not an automated final-scoring system. It organizes many location-driven QAP criteria and supporting geographies so users can identify potential scoring paths, restrictions, or follow-up questions earlier.
Applicants remain responsible for reviewing the applicable QAP, completing required measurements and documentation, confirming exemptions or local actions where relevant, and verifying all material facts used in an application.
Does every 2026 QAP requirement appear in the map?
No. The feature set focuses on location-driven criteria and reference information that can be meaningfully organized for map-based screening. Some QAP provisions depend on development-specific facts, applicant documentation, measurements, exemptions, local resolutions, or other information that cannot be resolved by a statewide GIS layer alone.
Do I need an ArcGIS Online subscription?
No ArcGIS Online subscription is required to open and review the core local Resi Metrics MMPK in ArcGIS Earth. Optional externally published or online content may still depend on internet connectivity, source availability, sign-in, or applicable access rights.
Can I try the mapping workflow before purchasing?
Yes. The free Resi Metrics sample MMPK includes a Tarrant County extract of the TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set together with geographically limited examples from other Resi Metrics product families. It is intended to demonstrate the Mapping Experience rather than provide the complete commercial datasets.
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Experience a Resi Metrics MMPK for yourself.
Open the free multi-product sample in ArcGIS Earth and explore the prepared layer structure, symbology, and formatted information before deciding whether the statewide TDHCA 2026 QAP GIS Feature Set belongs in your site-screening workflow.