Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Bayou La Batre, AL

Discover affordable housing in Bayou La Batre 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.

Northfield Village

8750 University Rd, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

Bayou La Batre Voa Elderly Housing

12525 Irvington Bayou La Batre Hwy, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

Gulf Breeze Apartments

8635 Bryant Dr, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

Bayou Bend

8730 University Rd, Bayou La Batre, Alabama 36509

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Bayou La Batre, Alabama
$20.72/hour
$13.47 (+186%) more than Alabama minimum wage and $13.47 (+186%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Bayou La Batre, Alabama?

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 Bayou La Batre, Alabama.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Bayou La Batre, Alabama.

Go to the Alabama Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bayou La Batre.

How many renters live in Bayou La Batre, Alabama?

The City of Bayou La Batre has 2,215 people living in 800 households.

There are 876 renters living in 369 renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.55 percent of the population living in Bayou La Batre.

What is the rental market like in Bayou La Batre, Alabama?

There are an estimated 951 housing units in the Bayou La Batre area. Of these, 400 units are rental homes, making up 42 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bayou La Batre?

The rental vacancy rate in Bayou La Batre is 8 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 Bayou La Batre for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bayou La Batre
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 220 110 23
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bayou La Batre

A large number of apartments in Bayou La Batre 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 Bayou La Batre are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 22 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 Bayou La Batre

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $810 to $1,484. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $810
One BR $890
Two BR $1,094
Three BR $1,448
Four BR $1,484
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bayou La Batre?

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
Two BR 199 90 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

How many affordable rental units are in Bayou La Batre?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bayou La Batre, Alabama including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 155
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 30
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 19
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

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

Income Based Apartments in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

Bayou La Batre features 175 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 Bayou La Batre, Alabama

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Bayou La Batre, Alabama

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bayou La Batre landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $200 towards rent in Bayou La Batre.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bayou La Batre, Alabama for a two-bedroom apartment is between $985 and $1,203.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.