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

Discover affordable housing in Luling 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.

Lancelot Square Apartments

100 Lance Lane, Luling, Louisiana 70070

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Luling, Louisiana
$25.80/hour
$18.55 (+256%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $18.55 (+256%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Luling, 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 Luling, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Luling, Louisiana?

The City of Luling has 14,207 people living in 5,009 households.

There are 2,013 renters living in 763 renter households in this City. Renters make up 14.17 percent of the population living in Luling.

What is the rental market like in Luling, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 5,286 housing units in the Luling area. Of these, 819 units are rental homes, making up 15 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Luling, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Luling?

The rental vacancy rate in Luling is 7 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 Luling for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Luling
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 66 212 431 54
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Luling

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 41 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 Luling

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $615 to $1,231. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $615
One BR $679
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,043
Four BR $1,231
2024 Fair Market Rents in Luling, Louisiana

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

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 46 70 percent
Two BR 180 85 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Luling, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Luling?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 72
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Luling, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Luling, Louisiana

Luling features 72 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 Luling, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Luling, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Luling landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $400 towards rent in Luling.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Luling, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,226 and $1,498.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.