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Fair Market Rent Prices in Lake Charles, LA :
$421 $474 $577 $712 $1,002
Studio / Efficiency 1-Bedroom 2-Bedroom 3-Bedroom 4-Bedroom
0-BR 1-BR 2-BR 3-BR 4-BR
Moderate 40th Percentile Metro Area

Fair Market Rent prices in Lake Charles are high compared to the national average. This FMR area is more expensive than 76% of other FMR areas. Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Lake Charles is $577 per month.

The previous year, rent for a two-bedroom home was $555 per month. This is a 3.96% increase year-over-year.

This FMR rate applies to Creole, LA, Grand Chenier, LA, Hayes, LA, Cameron, LA, Hackberry, LA, Bell City, LA, Gueydan, LA, Lake Arthur, LA, Vinton, LA, Iowa, LA and other cities within the region. The Metro Code or CBSA code for this region is METRO29340M29340.

Additionally, This Fair Market Rent (FMR) area Lake Charles, LA MSA spans two counties or cities in Louisiana which ares listed in the table below. Estimated population of Lake Charles, LA MSA FMR area is 193,568 people based on latest Census data.

Compared to the rest of Louisiana, the Lake Charles FMR area is more expensive than 93% of the state.

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What is Fair Market Rent?

Fair Market Rent is determined each fiscal year by the HUD and is used to set payment standards for federal housing assistance programs in Lake Charles. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Median Rent Prices in Lake Charles

To compute the 40th percentile of rent prices the HUD must determine the median or 50th percentile as well. 50th percentile rent prices are NOT fair market rents (unless otherwise noted as a 50th percentile designated region above). However, some home owners or rents may be interested in the median rent prices as well.

50th Percentile Rental Prices:
0-BR Studio / Efficiency $ 462
1-BR 1-Bedroom $ 508
2-BR 2-Bedroom $ 616
3-BR 3-Bedroom $ 781
4-BR 4-Bedroom $ 1081
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The counties, cities, towns, and regions listed below fall into the Lake Charles, LA MSA FMR area and have the same Fair Market Rent prices which are listed above. This FMR area covers two metro areas: Lafayette, La and Lake Charles.

County / Region Est. Population
Calcasieu Parish, LA Metro 183,577
Cameron Parish, LA Metro 9,991
Zip Codes in Lake Charles, LA MSA

There are 23 unique zip codes in this Fair Market Rent (FMR) area:

70542, 70549, 70601, 70602, 70605, 70606, 70607, 70611, 70612, 70615, 70616, 70629, 70630, 70631, 70632, 70643, 70645, 70646, 70647, 70663, 70665, 70668 and 70669

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