What HUD offices serve East Baton Rouge 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.
Go to the Louisiana Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near East Baton Rouge Parish.
How many renters live in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?
The County of East Baton Rouge Parish has 450,544 people living in 180,749 households.
There are 170,565 renters living in 74,135 renter households in this County. Renters make up 37.86 percent of the population living in East Baton Rouge Parish.
What is the rental market like in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?
There are an estimated 206,842 housing units in the East Baton Rouge Parish area. Of these, 81,045 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The rental vacancy rate in East Baton Rouge Parish is 7 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 East Baton Rouge Parish for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,287 | 15,843 | 28,849 | 21,197 | 3,503 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
A large number of apartments in East Baton Rouge 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 East Baton Rouge Parish are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 53 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 27 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 East Baton Rouge Parish
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 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in East Baton Rouge 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 | 2,097 | 49 percent |
| One BR | 10,787 | 68 percent |
| Two BR | 18,922 | 66 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
How many affordable rental units are in East Baton Rouge Parish?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 3,358 |
| Public Housing | 850 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 1,594 |
| Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly | 322 |
| Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities | 36 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 488 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish features 3,984 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 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
There are 4,043 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Housing Choice Vouchers in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay East Baton Rouge Parish landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,149 and $1,405.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
