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

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St Johns Village

116 Beridon St, Moreauville, Louisiana 71355

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

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

How many renters live in Moreauville, Louisiana?

The City of Moreauville has 850 people living in 353 households.

There are 272 renters living in 134 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32 percent of the population living in Moreauville.

What is the rental market like in Moreauville, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 439 housing units in the Moreauville area. Of these, 134 units are rental homes, making up 31 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Moreauville, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Moreauville?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Moreauville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 55 47 32 0
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Moreauville

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

Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 29 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 Moreauville

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 Moreauville, Louisiana

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

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 45 82 percent
Two BR 28 60 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Moreauville, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Moreauville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 14
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 50
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Moreauville, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Moreauville, Louisiana

Moreauville features 50 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 Moreauville, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Moreauville, Louisiana

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

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

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.