2009 Fair Market Rent in Louisiana

Average Fair Market Rent Prices in Louisiana:

Studio / Efficiency	1-Bedroom	2-Bedroom	3-Bedroom	4-Bedroom
$495	$535	$633	$811	$893
0-BR	1-BR	2-BR	3-BR	4-BR

Louisiana (LA) has the 34th highest rent in the country out of 54 states and territories. The Fair Market Rent in Louisiana ranges from $506 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Acadia Parish, LA to $949 for a 2-bedroom unit in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA.

For FY 2009, the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA (Jefferson Parish) rent for a studio or efficiency is $733 per month and $1,259 per month to rent a house or an apartment with 4 bedrooms. The average Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom home in Louisiana is $633 per month.

Approximately 15% of Americans qualify for some level of housing assistance. The population in Louisiana is around 4,468,976 people. So, there are around 670,346 people in Louisiana who could be receiving housing benefits from the HUD.

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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 Louisiana. Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile of typical rentals in a given region. Learn more

Louisiana Fair Market Rent Map

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Lookup FMR by Zip Code FHA Loan Limits in Louisiana

County	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR	Est. Population
Acadia Parish	$416	$416	$506	$640	$734	58,861
Allen Parish	$419	$421	$506	$735	$816	25,440
Ascension Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	76,627
Assumption Parish	$475	$476	$572	$698	$717	23,388
Avoyelles Parish	$327	$446	$506	$689	$823	41,481
Beauregard Parish	$431	$443	$521	$759	$913	32,986
Bienville Parish	$466	$474	$561	$670	$734	15,752
Bossier Parish Metro	$504	$580	$677	$859	$886	98,310
Caddo Parish Metro	$504	$580	$677	$859	$886	252,161
Calcasieu Parish Metro	$486	$548	$667	$823	$1,159	183,577
Caldwell Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	10,560
Cameron Parish Metro	$486	$548	$667	$823	$1,159	9,991
Catahoula Parish	$384	$413	$506	$641	$775	10,920
Claiborne Parish	$466	$474	$561	$670	$734	16,851
Concordia Parish	$384	$413	$506	$656	$775	20,247
De Soto Parish Metro	$504	$580	$677	$859	$886	25,494
East Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	412,852
East Carroll Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	9,421
East Feliciana Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	21,360
Evangeline Parish	$418	$420	$506	$648	$666	35,434
Franklin Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	21,263
Grant Parish Metro	$450	$487	$580	$755	$776	18,698
Iberia Parish	$480	$493	$581	$718	$837	73,266
Iberville Parish Metro	$443	$444	$534	$723	$745	33,320
Jackson Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	15,397
Jefferson Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	455,466
Jefferson Davis Parish	$420	$421	$506	$641	$658	31,435
Lafayette Parish Metro	$520	$596	$661	$848	$1,075	190,503
Lafourche Parish Metro	$499	$503	$624	$819	$934	89,974
La Salle Parish	$384	$413	$506	$641	$775	14,282
Lincoln Parish	$499	$515	$600	$781	$806	42,509
Livingston Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	91,814
Madison Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	13,728
Morehouse Parish	$431	$433	$538	$645	$698	31,021
Natchitoches Parish	$487	$488	$585	$701	$905	39,080
Orleans Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	484,674
Ouachita Parish Metro	$442	$501	$622	$825	$852	147,250
Plaquemines Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	26,757
Pointe Coupee Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	22,763
Rapides Parish Metro	$450	$487	$580	$755	$776	126,337
Red River Parish	$466	$474	$561	$670	$734	9,622
Richland Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	20,981
Sabine Parish	$466	$474	$561	$670	$734	23,459
St. Bernard Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	67,229
St. Charles Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	48,072
St. Helena Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	10,525
St. James Parish	$485	$566	$694	$852	$878	21,216
St. John the Baptist Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	43,044
St. Landry Parish	$330	$396	$506	$683	$727	87,700
St. Martin Parish Metro	$520	$596	$661	$848	$1,075	48,583
St. Mary Parish	$460	$468	$563	$736	$759	53,500
St. Tammany Parish Metro	$733	$811	$949	$1,219	$1,259	191,268
Tangipahoa Parish	$439	$510	$642	$769	$913	100,588
Tensas Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	6,618
Terrebonne Parish Metro	$499	$503	$624	$819	$934	104,503
Union Parish Metro	$442	$501	$622	$825	$852	22,803
Vermilion Parish	$421	$422	$506	$694	$718	53,807
Vernon Parish	$414	$456	$506	$735	$877	52,531
Washington Parish	$420	$424	$506	$674	$694	43,926
Webster Parish	$408	$409	$517	$697	$719	41,831
West Baton Rouge Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	21,601
West Carroll Parish	$399	$427	$506	$640	$714	12,314
West Feliciana Parish Metro	$627	$682	$788	$1,005	$1,105	15,111
Winn Parish	$420	$455	$506	$638	$680	16,894

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