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3450 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
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3450 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
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14600 Dwyer Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70129
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6924 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
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14765 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, Louisiana 70129
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2110 Royal St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
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1113 Canal, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
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3450 Desire Parkway, New Orleans, Louisiana 70126
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3204 Memorial Park Dr, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
3400 Garden Oaks, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
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1119 N Johnson St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70116
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Scatter Sites- Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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3615 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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9630 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127
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9640 Hayne Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127
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1220 Spain St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70117
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3601 Texas Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114
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3400 Saint Anthony Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
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1740 Baronne St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
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8900 Quince St, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers accessibility AccessibleLook for program and preference badges on affordable apartment listings. These badges can help you identify the types of low income housing each apartment offers and if you may be eligbile for rental assistance or reduced rents.
switch_access_shortcut Short Wait payment Subsidized real_estate_agent Accepts Vouchers elderly Senior payment Income Based accessibility Accessible accessible_forward Disability real_estate_agent Naturally Affordable The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In New Orleans, Louisiana$18.55 (+256%) more than Louisiana minimum wage and $18.55 (+256%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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), Public Housing programs for New Orleans, Louisiana.
The City of New Orleans has people living in households.
There are renters living in renter households in this City. Renters make up 39.14 percent of the population living in New Orleans.
There are an estimated housing units in the New Orleans area. Of these, units are rental homes, making up percent of the housing market. For every renter household in New Orleans, Louisiana, there are 1.14 rental units.
The rental vacancy rate in New Orleans is 12 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.
A large number of apartments in New Orleans have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
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.
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:
There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in New Orleans, Louisiana including the following:
Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.
New Orleans features 5,611 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
There are 3,683 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in New Orleans.
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay New Orleans landlords $800 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in New Orleans.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in New Orleans, Louisiana for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,226 and $1,498.
Affordable Housing TipStay in contact with the housing agency after applying.
While on a waiting list, always keep your information up to date. If you get selected for housing, the agency needs to know how to reach you!
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