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

Discover affordable housing in Starks where there are 1+ 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.

Stark Place Apartments

4738 Evangeline Hwy, Starks, Louisiana 70661

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Starks, Louisiana
$20.45/hour
$13.20 (+182%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $13.20 (+182%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Starks, 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 Starks, Louisiana.

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

How many renters live in Starks, Louisiana?

The City of Starks has 256 people living in 151 households.

There are 165 renters living in 107 renter households in this City. Renters make up 64.45 percent of the population living in Starks.

What is the rental market like in Starks, Louisiana?

There are an estimated 214 housing units in the Starks area. Of these, 107 units are rental homes, making up 50 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Starks, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Starks?

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

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Starks
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 55 30 0 22
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Starks

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

Among renter households in this market, 7 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 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 Starks

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $835 to $1,438. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $835
One BR $840
Two BR $1,080
Three BR $1,333
Four BR $1,438
2024 Fair Market Rents in Starks, Louisiana

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

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 55 100 percent
Two BR 30 100 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Starks, Louisiana

How many affordable rental units are in Starks?

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

Federal Program Unit Count
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 32
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Starks, Louisiana

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

Income Based Apartments in Starks, Louisiana

Starks features 32 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 Starks, Louisiana

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

Housing Choice Vouchers in Starks, Louisiana

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

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Starks, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $972 and $1,188.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.