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

Discover affordable housing in Minden where there are 9+ 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.

Harvest Manor A

1314 Lee St, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Sheppard Park Village Apartments

1355 Sheppard St, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Mt Calm Senior Hamlet

334 Lee St, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Webster Manor

900 Bayou Ave, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Hillside Apartments

400 Hillside Ln, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Azalea Terrace Apartments

100 Azalea Terrace Ln, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Hickory Ridge

101 Carolina St, Minden, Louisiana 71055

Rosehill Estates

100 Rosehill Ln, Minden, Louisiana

Southfield Plaza

1106 East St, Minden, Louisiana 71055

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Minden, 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 Minden, 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 Minden, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Minden, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Minden, Louisiana?

The City of Minden has 11,789 people living in 4,870 households.

There are 5,597 renters living in 2,324 renter households in this City. Renters make up 47.48 percent of the population living in Minden.

What is the rental market like in Minden, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 5,662 housing units in the Minden area. Of these, 2,390 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Minden, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Minden?

The rental vacancy rate in Minden is 3 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 Minden for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Minden
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
24 464 633 1,076 102
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Minden

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

Among renter households in this market, 58 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 35 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 Minden

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $615 to $1,095. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $615
One BR $626
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,091
Four BR $1,095
2024 Fair Market Rents in Minden, Louisiana

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

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 22 92 percent
One BR 283 61 percent
Two BR 342 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Minden, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Minden?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 271
Public Housing 231
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 205
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 56
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Minden, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Minden, Louisiana

Minden features 453 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 Minden, Louisiana

There are 191 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Minden.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Minden, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Minden landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Minden.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.