Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Cheneyville, LA

Discover affordable housing in Cheneyville where there are 1+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Oakwood

101 McNutt St, Cheneyville, Louisiana 71325

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Cheneyville, Louisiana
$18.84/hour
$11.59 (+160%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $11.59 (+160%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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How many renters live in Cheneyville, Louisiana?

The City of Cheneyville has 679 people living in 310 households.

There are 222 renters living in 96 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.7 percent of the population living in Cheneyville.

What is the rental market like in Cheneyville, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 394 housing units in the Cheneyville area. Of these, 107 units are rental homes, making up 27 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Cheneyville, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Cheneyville?

The rental vacancy rate in Cheneyville is 10 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Cheneyville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cheneyville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 17 20 45 14
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Cheneyville

A large number of apartments in Cheneyville have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Cheneyville are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 21 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 21 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Cheneyville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $674 to $1,489. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $674
One BR $757
Two BR $995
Three BR $1,343
Four BR $1,489
2024 Fair Market Rents in Cheneyville, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Cheneyville?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
One BR 14 82 percent
Two BR 9 45 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Cheneyville, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Cheneyville?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Cheneyville, Louisiana including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Public Housing 15
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 16
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Cheneyville, Louisiana

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Cheneyville, Louisiana

Cheneyville features 16 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Cheneyville, Louisiana

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Cheneyville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Cheneyville, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Cheneyville landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Cheneyville.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Cheneyville, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $896 and $1,095.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.