Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in St Martinville, LA

Discover affordable housing in St Martinville 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.

Cypress Gardens Apartments

100 Cypress Garden Raod, St Martinville, Louisiana 70582

Park Terrace Apartments

301 Willis Dr, St Martinville, Louisiana 70582

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In St Martinville, Louisiana
$19.58/hour
$12.33 (+170%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $12.33 (+170%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve St Martinville, 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 programs for St Martinville, Louisiana.
Operates the Public Housing programs for St Martinville, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for St Martinville, Louisiana.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for St Martinville, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in St Martinville, Louisiana?

The City of St Martinville has 5,447 people living in 2,803 households.

There are 2,436 renters living in 1,328 renter households in this City. Renters make up 44.72 percent of the population living in St Martinville.

What is the rental market like in St Martinville, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 3,372 housing units in the St Martinville area. Of these, 1,595 units are rental homes, making up 47 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in St Martinville, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in St Martinville?

The rental vacancy rate in St Martinville is 17 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 Martinville for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Martinville
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
41 345 632 273 37
Occupied Rental Units by Size in St Martinville

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

Among renter households in this market, 37 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 12 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 Martinville

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $615 to $1,231. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $615
One BR $679
Two BR $822
Three BR $1,043
Four BR $1,231
2024 Fair Market Rents in St Martinville, Louisiana

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

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 34 83 percent
One BR 279 81 percent
Two BR 405 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in St Martinville, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in St Martinville?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 40
Public Housing 123
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 99
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 9
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 16
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 80
Tracked Units by Federal Program in St Martinville, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in St Martinville, Louisiana

St Martinville features 132 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 Martinville, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in St Martinville, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in St Martinville, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $931 and $1,137.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.