Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pine Prairie, LA

Discover affordable housing in Pine Prairie 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.

Prairie Plaza Apartments

1096 Edwin Elliott Dr, Pine Prairie, Louisiana 70576

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pine Prairie, 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 Pine Prairie, 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) programs for Pine Prairie, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Pine Prairie, Louisiana?

The City of Pine Prairie has 1,414 people living in 396 households.

There are 481 renters living in 172 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.02 percent of the population living in Pine Prairie.

What is the rental market like in Pine Prairie, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 443 housing units in the Pine Prairie area. Of these, 172 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pine Prairie?

The rental vacancy rate in Pine Prairie 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 Pine Prairie for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pine Prairie
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 23 82 61 6
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pine Prairie

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

Among renter households in this market, 35 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Pine Prairie

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 $669
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,053
Four BR $1,095
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

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

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 21 91 percent
Two BR 78 95 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Pine Prairie?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 15
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

Pine Prairie features 15 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 Pine Prairie, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.