Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Avoyelles Parish, LA

Discover affordable housing in Avoyelles Parish where there are 25+ 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.

Misty Manor Estates

6400 Misty Manor Dr, Mansura, Louisiana

Westside Village

647 Saint Ann St, Cottonport, Louisiana 71327

Bunkie Heights Number 1

505 S Matthews St, Bunkie, Louisiana 71322

N S Hillside Drive

121 N Hillside Dr, Marksville, Louisiana 71351

East Project St

555 E Project St, Simmesport, Louisiana 0

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Avoyelles Parish, 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 Avoyelles Parish, 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 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana?

The County of Avoyelles Parish has 39,529 people living in 14,600 households.

There are 10,230 renters living in 4,349 renter households in this County. Renters make up 25.88 percent of the population living in Avoyelles Parish.

What is the rental market like in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 18,261 housing units in the Avoyelles Parish area. Of these, 4,794 units are rental homes, making up 26 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Avoyelles Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in Avoyelles Parish 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 Avoyelles Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Avoyelles Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
49 650 1,592 1,900 151
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Avoyelles Parish

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

Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 25 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 Avoyelles Parish

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 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

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

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 28 57 percent
One BR 425 65 percent
Two BR 940 59 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Avoyelles Parish?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 209
Public Housing 377
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 138
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 1
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 630
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Avoyelles Parish features 882 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 Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

There are 162 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Avoyelles Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Avoyelles Parish landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Avoyelles Parish.

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.