What HUD offices serve Bay St Louis, Mississippi?
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 Mississippi Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Bay St Louis.
How many renters live in Bay St Louis, Mississippi?
The City of Bay St Louis has 9,788 people living in 4,538 households.
There are 2,538 renters living in 1,075 renter households in this City. Renters make up 25.93 percent of the population living in Bay St Louis.
What is the rental market like in Bay St Louis, Mississippi?
There are an estimated 5,524 housing units in the Bay St Louis area. Of these, 1,206 units are rental homes, making up 22 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Bay St Louis?
The rental vacancy rate in Bay St Louis is 9 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 Bay St Louis for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bay St Louis
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 122 | 384 | 569 | 0 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Bay St Louis
A large number of apartments in Bay St Louis 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 Bay St Louis are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 46 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 23 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 Bay St Louis
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $825 to $1,626. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $825 |
| One BR | $923 |
| Two BR | $1,151 |
| Three BR | $1,525 |
| Four BR | $1,626 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Bay St Louis?
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 | 99 | 81 percent |
| Two BR | 210 | 55 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
How many affordable rental units are in Bay St Louis?
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Bay St Louis, Mississippi including the following:
| Federal Program | Unit Count |
| Low Income Housing Tax Credit | 333 |
| Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance | 60 |
| USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing | 138 |
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
Income Based Apartments in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
Bay St Louis features 198 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 Bay St Louis, Mississippi
There are 164 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Bay St Louis.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Bay St Louis landlords $500 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Bay St Louis.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Bay St Louis, Mississippi for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,036 and $1,266.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
