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

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Plaucheville Plaza

125 Plaza Dr, Plaucheville, Louisiana 71362

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Plaucheville, Louisiana
$16.21/hour
$8.96 (+124%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $8.96 (+124%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Plaucheville, 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 Plaucheville, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Plaucheville, Louisiana?

The City of Plaucheville has 182 people living in 95 households.

There are 48 renters living in 39 renter households in this City. Renters make up 26.37 percent of the population living in Plaucheville.

What is the rental market like in Plaucheville, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 114 housing units in the Plaucheville area. Of these, 44 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Plaucheville, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Plaucheville?

The rental vacancy rate in Plaucheville 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 Plaucheville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Plaucheville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
1 15 18 5 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Plaucheville

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

Among renter households in this market, 54 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 28 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 Plaucheville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $641 to $1,241. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $641
One BR $651
Two BR $856
Three BR $1,095
Four BR $1,241
2024 Fair Market Rents in Plaucheville, Louisiana

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

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 1 100 percent
One BR 15 100 percent
Two BR 15 83 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Plaucheville, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Plaucheville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 30
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Plaucheville, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Plaucheville, Louisiana

Plaucheville features 30 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 Plaucheville, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Plaucheville, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Plaucheville, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $770 and $942.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.