Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St John the Baptist Parish, LA

Discover affordable housing in St John the Baptist Parish where there are 3+ 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.

Dubourg Home

201 Rue Dubourg, LaPlace, Louisiana 70068

Willow Ridge Apartments

5015 Worth W 3rd St, Reserve, Louisiana 0

Normandy Village II

1500 Calias Dr, LaPlace, Louisiana 70068

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
$25.80/hour
$18.55 (+256%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $18.55 (+256%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St John the Baptist 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 Public Housing, Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) programs for St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana?

The County of St John the Baptist Parish has 41,986 people living in 15,232 households.

There are 9,399 renters living in 3,424 renter households in this County. Renters make up 22.39 percent of the population living in St John the Baptist Parish.

What is the rental market like in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 17,799 housing units in the St John the Baptist Parish area. Of these, 4,053 units are rental homes, making up 23 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St John the Baptist Parish?

The rental vacancy rate in St John the Baptist Parish is 16 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 St John the Baptist Parish for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St John the Baptist Parish
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
86 310 1,151 1,292 427
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St John the Baptist Parish

A large number of apartments in St John the Baptist 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 St John the Baptist Parish are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 19 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 St John the Baptist Parish

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $986 to $2,039. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $986
One BR $1,149
Two BR $1,362
Three BR $1,750
Four BR $2,039
2024 Fair Market Rents in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in St John the Baptist 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 82 95 percent
One BR 235 76 percent
Two BR 963 84 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in St John the Baptist Parish?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 115
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 92
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

St John the Baptist Parish features 147 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 St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

There are 60 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in St John the Baptist Parish.

Housing Choice Vouchers in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay St John the Baptist Parish landlords $1,000 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $500 towards rent in St John the Baptist Parish.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,226 and $1,498.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.