FMRFinder

Louisiana fair market rent by county

Louisiana · FY2027 · 64 listed places · 45 HUD FMR areas

$995median 2BR

From $892 in Winn Parish to $1,480 in Jefferson Parish

FY2026 → FY2027: median +5.8% · 46 up, 18 down · largest St. James Parish +26.5% · all states

Unweighted median of the listed county, county-equivalent and town 2-bedroom FMRs; places sharing a HUD FMR area have the same value. This is not a statewide estimate of rents paid. U.S. county median $1,056. Effective October 1, 2026.

Income needed to afford it

At HUD's affordability benchmark — rent and utilities at no more than 30% of income — a 2-bedroom at the Fair Market Rent takes about $59,200 a year in Jefferson Parish and $35,680 in Winn Parish.

UnitMedian FMRIncome neededPer hour
Studio$762$30,480$14.65
1 bedroom$819$32,760$15.75
2 bedrooms$995$39,800$19.13
3 bedrooms$1,300$52,000$25.00
4 bedrooms$1,468$58,720$28.23

Income needed = monthly FMR × 12 ÷ 0.30. Per hour = that ÷ 2,080 hours (one full-time job). Medians are across the listed Louisiana places, like the figure above. The FMR is HUD's 40th-percentile gross rent estimate, not the price of any listing.

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