Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Church Point, LA

Discover affordable housing in Church Point where there are 4+ 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.

Church Hill Apartments

109 E Darbonne St, Church Point, Louisiana 70525

Acadia Place Apartments

114 Acadian Pl, Church Point, Louisiana 70525

Point Villa

106 Tan St, Church Point, Louisiana 70525

Centennial Village

430 W Keller St, Church Point, Louisiana 70525

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Church Point, Louisiana
$15.57/hour
$8.32 (+115%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $8.32 (+115%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Church Point, Louisiana?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Church Point, Louisiana.

Go to the Louisiana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Church Point.

How many renters live in Church Point, Louisiana?

The City of Church Point has 4,182 people living in 1,448 households.

There are 1,658 renters living in 641 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.65 percent of the population living in Church Point.

What is the rental market like in Church Point, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 1,683 housing units in the Church Point area. Of these, 641 units are rental homes, making up 38 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Church Point, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Church Point?

The rental vacancy rate in Church Point is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Church Point for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Church Point
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
29 102 184 269 57
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Church Point

A large number of apartments in Church Point 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 Church Point are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 45 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Church Point

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $557 to $1,128. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $557
One BR $626
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,006
Four BR $1,128
2024 Fair Market Rents in Church Point, Louisiana

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

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
Studio 29 100 percent
One BR 88 86 percent
Two BR 96 52 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Church Point, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Church Point?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 161
Public Housing 123
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 62
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Church Point, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Church Point, Louisiana

Church Point features 174 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 Church Point, Louisiana

There are 30 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Church Point.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Church Point, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Church Point landlords $300 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Church Point.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Church Point, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $740 and $904.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.