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

Discover affordable housing in Prairieville where there are 2+ 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.

Galvez Manor Apartments

16070 Christine Dr, Prairieville, Louisiana 70769

Gonzales Plaza

41060 Merritt Evans Rd, Prairieville, Louisiana 70769

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Prairieville, Louisiana
$24.19/hour
$16.94 (+234%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $16.94 (+234%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Prairieville, 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 Prairieville, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Prairieville, Louisiana?

The City of Prairieville has 34,215 people living in 12,238 households.

There are 2,565 renters living in 1,428 renter households in this City. Renters make up 7.5 percent of the population living in Prairieville.

What is the rental market like in Prairieville, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 12,643 housing units in the Prairieville area. Of these, 1,582 units are rental homes, making up 13 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Prairieville, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Prairieville?

The rental vacancy rate in Prairieville is 10 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 Prairieville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prairieville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
251 279 196 668 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Prairieville

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

Among renter households in this market, 42 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 9 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 Prairieville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $1,107 to $2,125. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $1,107
One BR $1,124
Two BR $1,277
Three BR $1,598
Four BR $2,125
2024 Fair Market Rents in Prairieville, Louisiana

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

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 159 63 percent
One BR 27 10 percent
Two BR 105 54 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Prairieville, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Prairieville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 32
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 21
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Prairieville, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Prairieville, Louisiana

Prairieville features 0 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 Prairieville, Louisiana

There are 64 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Prairieville.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Prairieville, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Prairieville, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,149 and $1,405.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.